Law &. Ethics for Medical Careers 5th Edition by Karen Judson,Carlene Harrison

Exercise 7

ETHICS ISSUE 3: Some sources distinguish between privacy in health care and confidentiality. According to Harman, privacy refers to the right of an individual to be let alone and to the fact that patients must authorize release of information. Confidentiality refers to limiting disclosure to authorized persons and ensuring protection of records documenting communication between providers and patients.
With the implementation of HIPAA, the extensive federal law mandating certain privacy and security precautions, is privacy for protected health information now guaranteed? Explain your answer.
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