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Why it's Important to Check Your Health Records

Why it's Important to Check Your Health Records

Guidance from the Office for Civil Rights on your right to access your health records

23 June 2019
From the HHS Office for Civil Rights website: Ask your doctor. You have the right to see and get copies of your health information - PDF. In most cases, you can get a copy the way you want it, such as by...
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HIPAA Helper

HIPAA Helper

Who is Revealing Your Private Medical Information?

11 April 2018
This service from Pro Publica allows a person to search and find out whether your hospital, clinic, pharmacy or health insurer has been named in patient privacy complaints, breaches or violations. This tool includes...
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Why We Need to Remain Aware about Who is Collecting our...

Why We Need to Remain Aware about Who is Collecting our...

Facebook's efforts to collect personal health information from hospitals

11 April 2018
SUBJECTIVE: In an article reported by CNBC's Christina Farr it is reported that, "Facebook has asked several major U.S. hospitals to share anonymized data about their patients, such as...
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The Guide to Getting & Using Your Health Records

The Guide to Getting & Using Your Health Records

An Office of the National Coordinator published web guide

5 April 2018
This newly published web guide from ONC titled, "The Guide to Getting & Using Your Health Records: The steps, tips, and tools you’ll need to get, check, and use your health record" helps...
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Sharing Sensitive Health Information: Protect Your...

Sharing Sensitive Health Information: Protect Your...

A guide from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

31 March 2018

This 2-page ONC published graphic novel (aka comic book) is a short guide that helps illustrate why protecting your health privacy is important and issues to consider when sharing sensitive health information.

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