What do HIPAA privacy regulations require a healthcare provider to do?
Provide information to patients about their privacy rights and how their information can be used. Adopt clear privacy procedures for the practice. Train employees so that they understand the privacy procedures. Designate an individual (Privacy Officer) to be responsible for seeing that the privacy procedures are adopted and followed. Secure patient records containing individually identifiable health information so that they are not readily available to those who do not need them.
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