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HIPAA Compliance and Training: A Perfect Storm for Professionalism Education?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2021

Julie L. Agris  and
John M. Spandorfer
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Abstract

The HIPAA Rules continue to support and bolster the importance of protecting the privacy and security of patients' protected health information. The HIPAA training requirements are at the cornerstone of meaningful implementation and provide a ripe opportunity for critical education.

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Columns: Currents in Contemporary Bioethics
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 44 , Issue 4: Health Reform: Assessing the Affordable Care Act and Moving Forward , Winter 2016 , pp. 652 - 656
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Copyright © American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics 2016

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