The Privacy Rule
- The Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (Privacy Rule) establish a set of national standards for the protection of certain health information.
- The Privacy Rule assures that an individual's health information is protected by limiting the ways that covered entities (health plans, health care providers and health care clearinghouses) can use a patient's medical information.
- These new standards also provide patients with access to their medical records and more control over how their personal health information is used and disclosed.
Related Links
HHS Privacy Rule Fact Sheet
The HIPAA Privacy Rule
UNM HSC HIPAA Resource Page