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Learn These 3 Truths and 3 Myths About PHI

Published on Fri Jun 21, 2024

Hint: De-identifying records may allow you to scrub PHI from them. From patient names to medical record numbers, you may be quite familiar with how to protect these types of protected health information (PHI). However, there are over a dozen types of PHI, and the rules surrounding how to keep them all safe can be confusing. Your ability to protect [...]
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