title: HIPAA privacy rules: what they are and what they mean for optometrists.
authors.affiliation: Dykema Gossett PLLC, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Lax
mesh_terms: D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D009907:Optometry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018907:Privacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States