title: OCR issues long-awaited HIPAA privacy guidance.
authors.affiliation: Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP, Atlanta, USA.
authors.forename: Charlene
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McGinty
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herron
mesh_terms: D022126:Access to Information / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States