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− | == The Privacy Rule ==
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− | The Privacy Rule is an important component of the [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)]] of 1996. It defines the minimum Federal standards for protection of patient data by covered entities for research and other purposes. It specifies who is a covered entity, what protected health information(PHI) is, and the conditions under which PHI can be distributed.
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