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What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule? A health law scholar explains

  • Written by Margaret Riley, Professor of Law, Public Health Sciences, and Public Policy, University of Virginia
What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule? A health law scholar explainsHIPAA allows you to control disclosure of certain types of personal health information.Heath Korvola/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s Privacy Rule is a federal law prohibiting health care providers, businesses and the people working with them – including administrative staff,...

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