HIE guidance just a framework for successful compliance
HIM Connection, March 31, 2009
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As part of its December 2008 Privacy and Security Toolkit, the Office for Civil Rights discussed how the HIPAA privacy rule facilitates electronic health information exchange (HIE) in a networked environment.
The guidance, found in The Nationwide Privacy and Security Framework for Electronic Exchange of Individually Identifiable Health Information, establishes privacy and security principles for stakeholders engaged in the electronic HIE.
For more information about HIEs or to purchase a copy of this article for $10, visit the HCPro Web site. Subscribers to Health Information Compliance Insider have access to this article in the April issue.
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