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Privacy and Confidentiality

Privacy and confidentiality of health information pertains to patient’s right to the confidentiality of his or her medical information as well as rules governing when and how a provider may disclose information and to whom. 

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



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Myth Buster: A patient may sue a provider in federal court under HIPAA for an unauthorized disclosure of their health information



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Myth Buster: The federal background check system for firearms purchases includes individually identifiable mental health records



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Myth Buster: Patients may not restrict the release of their health information to their health insurance plans



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Fast Facts: Mental Health Reporting to the Firearms Background Check System



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Fast Facts: Can You Sell Protected Health Information Under HIPAA?



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Understanding the Interaction Between EPSDT and Federal Health Information Privacy and Confidentiality Laws

This paper examines the federal and state law underpinnings of access to patient health records across health care providers and settings of care for Medicaid-eligible children, who are entitled to Early and Periodic Screening Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT).

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Health System Transformation and the Role of Health Information Law

This article, written by Jane Hyatt Thorpe for Public Health Reports, explains the legal aspects of health information and why they are critical for successful health system transformation.

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