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Privacy Rule information distribution [mailto:OCR-PRIVACY-LIST@...] On Behalf Of OS OCR PrivacyList, OCR
(HHS/OS)
Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009
5:08 PM
To: OCR-PRIVACY-LIST@...
Subject: HHS OCR posts new Web
site for health information privacy
HHS OCR posts new website for health information
privacy
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil
Rights has posted its new Web site. The health information privacy
(HIP) pages have been extensively revised to improve organization and ease of
use for consumers, covered entities and others seeking reliable advice on the
HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Patient Safety Rule.
The Web site contains significant new content including
- For Consumers pages (with new information on):
- Medical Records
- Employers and Health Information in the
Workplace
- Personal Representatives
- Family Members and Friends
- Court Orders and Subpoenas
- Notice of Privacy Practices
- Privacy Rule
home page—rulemaking timeline
- Enforcement
Rule home page—rulemaking timeline
- Emergency
Preparedness home page
- Genetic
Information Nondiscrimination Act page
- Special Topics
home page
- Before you
File a HIP Complaint
- Patient Safety
Rule home page
- Patient Safety
Statute home page
- Patient Safety
Enforcement Activities and Results home page
You can reach the new health information privacy web pages at http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/index.html
This email is being sent to you from the OCR-Privacy-list listserv, operated by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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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