| Subject: | HHS Guidance on Patient Health Information Disclosures To Family, Friends and Other Persons |
| Category: | Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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| Published: | Fri, 3 Oct 2008 - 01:00 pm |
| The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a guide that explains when a health care provider is allowed to share a patient’s health information with the patient’s family members, friends, or others identified by the patient as involved in the patient’s care under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Even though HIPAA requires health care providers to protect patient privacy, providers are permitted, in most... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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