Sunday, June 08, 2008

Privacy & Information Protection Enforcement

Q:  The Dentist I work for doesn’t believe government agencies that protect patient privacy and information even exist, he thinks it would be impossible to enforce.  What are your recommendations?

A:  I recommend that your employer get his medications adjusted.  Then visit the following websites and start reading.
United States Department of Health & Human Services: http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/
California Office Privacy Protection: http://www.oispp.ca.gov/consumer_privacy/default.asp

Posted by Tom Terry on 06/08 at 07:22 PM
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