YOUR PRIVACY GOES PUBLIC UNDER OBAMACARE!!!! HIPA WAS WRITTEN TO PROTECT YOU, OBAMACARE SAYS NO WAY OR NOW COVERAGE! WAKE UP LIBERALS! HIPAA applies to “PHI” (Protected Health Information). This is information that identifies who the health-related information belongs to. I.e. names, email addresses, phone numbers, medical record numbers, photos, drivers license numbers, etc. If you have something that can identify a user together with health information of any kind (from an appointment, to a list of prescriptions, to test results, to a list of doctors) you have PHI that needs to be protected per HIPAA. ePHI is merely PHI that is stored or transmitted electronically (i.e. via email, text message, web site, database, online document storage, electronic FAX, etc.). If you do not work with PHI at all, then HIPAA does not apply to you. For more details, see: What exactly is ePHI? Who has to worry about it? Where can it be safely located? Who HIPAA Applies To – Covered Entities and everyone touching PHI Covered Entities” include: Health plans: With certain exceptions, an individual or group plan that provides or pays the cost of medical care. Health care clearinghouses: An entity that either process or facilitates the processing of health information from various organizations. I.e. to reformat or process the data into standard formats. Health care providers: Care, services, or supplies related to the health of an individual, including (1) preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, maintenance, or palliative care, and counseling, service, assessment, or procedure with respect to the physical or mental condition, or functional status, of an individual that affects the structure or function of the body; and (2) sale or dispensing of a drug, device, equipment, or other item in accordance with a prescription.
Posted on: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 14:30:58 +0000
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