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Are there additional assurances on confidentiality?

April 26, 2017additional assurances confidentiality

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Are there additional assurances on confidentiality?

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• Yes. The federal HIPAA law has substantially increased the standards for confidentiality of medical information. The risk of costly lawsuits is a strong reason confidentiality will be maintained. • In addition, the two companies selected for this program must maintain their national reputations for securing personal health data for all of the H&PM programs they handle. Confidentiality is essential to their staying in business.