January 18, 2013
The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has finalized changes to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules, according to an HHS press release.
Modifications to the HIPAA requirements allow patients to:
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Request a copy of their electronic medical record in electronic form;
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Instruct their provider not to share information about their treatment with their health insurance company if they paid for their treatment on their own; and
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Authorize the use of their health information for research and other purposes in a more streamlined manner.
The changes also set new limits on how health information can be used in marketing and fundraising and prohibit the sale of health information without a patient’s permission.
Click here to download a copy of the rule.
Visit ASCA’s HIPAA webpage for a complete list of resources.
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