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> From: Trauma-EMS Librarian[SMTP:trauma-l@trauma-ems.org]
> Reply To: Trauma-EMS Librarian
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 9:20 AM
> To: Trauma-EMS Listserv
> Subject: HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health Guidance
>
> HIPAA Privacy Rule and Public Health Guidance
>
> New national health information privacy standards have been
> issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
> (DHHS), pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and
> Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The new regulations provide
> protection for the privacy of certain individually identifiable health
> data, referred to as protected health information (PHI). Balancing
> the protection of individual health information with the need to
> protect public health, the Privacy Rule expressly permits
> disclosures without individual authorization to public health
> authorities authorized by law to collect or receive the information for
> the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability,
> including but not limited to public health surveillance, investigation,
> and intervention. More information can be found in this week's
> MMWR at:
> http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/m2e411a1.htm
>
> RADM Mary Pat Couig
>
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