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Do the security standards apply to hardcopy, i.e., paper documents or records, as well as to electronic information?

April 26, 2017documents electronic hardcopy paper records security Standards

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Do the security standards apply to hardcopy, i.e., paper documents or records, as well as to electronic information?

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Yes. The security standards apply to the privacy of healthcare records in any form whether electronic, paper based, voice messaged. It applies to the access, storage, maintenance, and transmission of individual identifiable health information.