HIPAA and the occupational health nurse.
Occupational health nurses routinely manage client records and apply confidentiality standards in their practice. The applicability of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations is often not well understood. Also, these regulations are frequently confused as being broader in scope.
Litchfield
Sheila M
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D003219:Confidentiality / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D020408:Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D009785:Occupational Health Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States