Becker's Healthcare May 18, 2022
Naomi Diaz

Health system employees often become patients of the healthcare entity, creating blurred lines for a health system regarding if and when it can access employees’ medical records.

But, according to a JD Supra report, HIPAA laws do not apply to employment records held by a healthcare entity. However, individually identifiable health information maintained or transmitted by a covered entity in its healthcare capacity are treated as protected health information.

Here are three things healthcare providers...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, HIPAA, Provider
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