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Under the HIPAA Privacy Rule, individuals have the right to request an amendment to their protected health information if there is a concern about the accuracy of the information. The word amendment carries a certain understanding that may not align with the actual language of the Privacy Rule though. Parsing through the language of the regulation and seeing how it applies in reality can help avoid a mismatch of expectations and real results.
Dictionary Definition
How does the dictionary define amendment? The definition generally is the process of altering or amending a document. To help clarify the circular use of the word amending, that is defined as to change or modify for the better.
Taking the definitions at face value,...
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