Are HIPAA rules and regulations followed?
As a public health authority, CDC has specific exclusions from HIPAA regulations. However, CDC is sensitive to public health concerns over issues of privacy and has taken precautions to ensure the data are secure. In addition, no obvious identifiers such as patient name, address, social security number or medical record numbers will be transmitted to BioSense. Data will be transported, maintained, and stored using methods consistent with the HIPAA security rule.
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