Myth Buster: A health care provider cannot sell an individual's protected health information

MYTH: A health care provider cannot sell an individual's protected health information.

FACT: Under HITECH's amendments to HIPAA, a health care provider may sell an individual's PHI with an individual's written authorization or if the sale falls under an exception to the definition of sale of PHI.

Learn more about the exceptions to the definition of sale of PHI, including what is not considered sale of PHI, in our Myth Buster.