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Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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Subject: New HIPAA Frequently
Asked Questions for Family Medical History
Announcement
January 13, 2009
New HIPAA Frequently Asked Questions
for Family Medical History
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil
Rights (OCR) has published new HIPAA Privacy Rule frequently asked questions
(FAQs) related to family medical history. These FAQs support the roll out
of the Surgeon General’s family health history portal, “My Family
Health Portrait,” a new version of the web-based tool that enables
individuals to electronically record, save and email family medical information
in formats that are compatible with electronic health records (EHRs).
Individuals using this portal to assemble, download and transmit family history
information may have questions about privacy and how family history can be used
or shared by health care providers. The new FAQs provide answers to these
questions.
These new HIPAA FAQs are available on the OCR Privacy Rule Web Site at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa. For
more information on the Surgeon General’s Family History Tool, see the
press release http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/01/20090113a.html
or visit https://familyhistory.hhs.gov/.
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This is an announce-only list, a resource to distribute information about the HIPAA Privacy Rule. For additional information on a wide range of topics about the the Privacy Rule, please visit the OCR Privacy website at www.hhs.gov/ocr/hipaa/. You can also call the OCR Privacy toll-free phone line at (866) 627-7748. Information about OCR's civil rights authorities and responsibilities can be found on the OCR home page at www.hhs.gov/ocr
If you believe that a person or organization covered by the Privacy Rule (a "covered entity") violated your health information privacy rights or otherwise violated the Privacy Rule, you may file a complaint with OCR. For additional information about how to file a complaint, see the Fact Sheet "How to File a Health Information Privacy Complaint," available at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacyhowtofile.htm .
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