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What is "Minimum Necessary" ?
Minimum necessary applies when using or disclosing protected health information or when requesting protected health information from another covered entity |
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Where in the HIPAA regulations does it say what material must be in locked file cabinets?
In the Privacy Rule itself, there is no specific rule stating how you should protect the privacy of health information. |
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Can a physician's office FAX patient medical information to another physician's office?
The Privacy Rule permits physicians to disclose protected health information to another health care provider for treatment purposes. This can be done by fax or by other means. |
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What is PHI?
PHI stands for "Protected Health Information", as defined in HIPAA regulations. The "Protected" part refers to "protected under HIPAA law". The "Health Information" part refers to peoples' personal and confidential medical records. |
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