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| − | == The Privacy Rule ==
| + | #REDIRECT [[Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)]] |
| − | 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 a [[Covered Entity]] 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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