In Legal Terms: HIPPA




In Legal Terms show

Summary: <p>Every time you go to the doctor’s office you have to fill out a HIPPA form. What is that? Is it taking away my rights? Is it protecting my rights? We’ll learn with University of Mississippi Medical Center attorney, Benson Hill, Privacy and Information Security Officer: what is HIPPA?</p><p><br></p><ul> <li>To learn more about Heath Information Privacy, go straight to the source: the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights. <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/index.html</a> has multiple webpages explaining your rights.</li> <li>You can read publications and resources about HIPPA from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cdc.gov/phlp/publications/topic/hipaa.html</a> </li> <li>If you would like to know what UMMC’s HIPPA policies are: <a href="https://www.umc.edu/Compliance/HIPAA-Policies.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.umc.edu/Compliance/HIPAA-Policies.html</a> </li> </ul><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>