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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. 

HHS Releases Voluntary Guidelines for Health Information Exchange

The Department of Health and Human Services has released its "Governance Framework for Trusted Electronic Health Information Exchange." The purpose of the framework is to provide a common foundation for all governance models. This voluntary framework includes organizational, trust, business, and technical principles.

Patient Privacy Requirements Beyond HIPAA



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