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HIPAA:

Properly Handle Disclosure Restriction Requests Under New HIPAA Rules

Published on Fri Oct 18, 2013

What’s the true impact of this new patient right under HIPAA? For a decade now, patients have had the right to request restrictions of disclosures when it comes to their own protected health information (PHI) — and providers have had the discretion as to whether they would honor such requests. But for at least one instance in particular, you no [...]
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