OCR Guidance on HIPAA, Health Information Exchanges, and Disclosures of Protected Health Information for Public Health Purposes
Published: 12/22/2020
Sources:
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Relevant To:
- All Healthcare Organizations
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued guidance on how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) permits covered entities and their business associates to use health information exchanges (HIEs) to disclose protected health information (PHI) for the public health activities of a public health authority (PHA). For purposes of this guidance, an HIE is an organization that enables the sharing of electronic…
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