How does HIPAA affect my office staffs’ access to electronic patient information?
The HIPAA Privacy Rule requires an organization to develop and implement policies to identify persons, or classes or persons in the workforce who need access to protected health information to carry out their duties, the categories of protected health information to which access is needed, and any conditions under which they need the information to do their jobs.
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- How does HIPAA affect my office staff’s access to electronic health information?
