HHS issues HIPAA privacy rules

Pharmaceutical Representative, October, 2002 by Anonymous

New regulations take effect April 2003

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued the final privacy rules required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The final regulation, which takes effect April 14, 2003, guarantees patients access to their medical records, gives them more control over how their protected health information is used and disclosed, and provides an avenue of recourse if their medical privacy is compromised. The rule will protect medical records and other personal health information maintained by certain healthcare providers, hospitals, health plans, health insurers and healthcare clearinghouses.

"Patients now will have a strong foundation of federal protections for the personal medical information that they share with...

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