Covered entities share and release patient medical data
Covered entities (e.g., health plans, healthcare clearinghouses, and healthcare providers) share and release patient medical data for the following purposes:
Treatment • Payment • Healthcare operations
For all other releases of patient medical data, a covered entity must gain patient consent. Patients can object to their data being released or shared.
You work as an office assistant in a private medical practice. One of your duties is talking to patients about new EHR and HIPAA rules. Using the video above, your reading assignments, and what you have learned this week, address the following:
Describe the difference between the following: o HIPAA Privacy Rules o HIPAA use o HIPAA disclosure of information • Share an example of how HIPAA protects medical information in an EHR.
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