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HIPAA Does Not Supersede Patient Outreach

Published on Fri Oct 09, 2020

Question: We’ve ordered COVID-19 testing for many patients and have identified some patients who have recovered. Can we contact these patients about the opportunity to donate their plasma for use in treating other individuals who are sick, or is this a HIPAA violation? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: You may use protected health information (PHI) to identify and contact patients to let [...]
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