New HIPAA Guides on Communicating with a Patient's Family and Friends
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights, recently released guides to providers and patients on when health care providers may communicate with a patient's family, friends, or others involved in the patient's care under the HIPAA privacy regulations. The guides include frequently asked questions on this subject. The provider's guide also notes that it is intended to clarify HIPAA requirements so that health care providers do not unnecessarily withhold a patient's health information from family, friends, and other health care providers.
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