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Patient Privacy:

Bust These HIPAA Disclosure Myths

Published on Thu May 09, 2019

HIPAA Privacy Rule does not trump state law-required reporting. You know you have to keep protected health information (PHI) under wraps, but it can be easy to fall into the trap of simply denying any kind of disclosure. However, in some cases, not making a required or permissible disclosure can get you into just as much trouble as making a [...]
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