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Warning: HIPAA Requirements Don't Expire When The Patient Does

Published on Fri Feb 12, 2016

Don’t fall into HIPAA non-compliance due to a common myth. If a patient passes away, that doesn’t make his or her HIPAA agreement null and void. In fact, the HIPAA Privacy Rule protects a patient’s individually identifiable health information for 50 years after the date of death, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. “During the 50-year period [...]
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