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Office for Civil Rights - HIPAA: Medical Privacy This page chronicles the development and implementation of the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information applicable to entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability ... Details > Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services AMA Professional Resources   The AMA’s professional resources help physicians run an efficient medical practice. Resources include applications for HIPAA and PDAs and references for improving physician communications.... Details > American Medical Association Health Privacy: Resources   This page provides links to documents, reports, fact sheets, testimony, journal articles, and other publications and resources on health privacy.... Details > Health Privacy Project HIPAA Basics: Medical Privacy in the Electronic Age   The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets the standard for privacy in the electronic age where health industry, government, and public interests often prevail over the patie... Details > Privacy Rights Clearinghouse HIPAA OnLine An interactive tool provided by the Federal Government that answers your questions on getting and continuing health coverage during events such as losing or changing jobs, pregnancy, moving, or divorc... Details > Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services How to File a Health Information Privacy Complaint with the Office for Civil Rights Also available in: Spanish If you believe that a person, agency or organization covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule ("a covered entity") violated your (or someone else's ) health i... Details > Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Myths and Facts about the HIPAA Privacy Rule   The HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Privacy Rule takes critical steps in requiring that privacy and security be built into the policies and practices of health care provide... Details > Health Privacy Project Pension and Health Care Coverage... Questions and Answers for Dislocated Workers This booklet is designed to assist workers who have been laid off in the transition from old jobs to new jobs. Important health and pension issues that affect the dislocated worker are addressed -- he... Details > Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor Welcome to Health Privacy 101   Individuals share a great deal of sensitive, personal information with their doctors. This information is then shared with others, such as insurance companies, pharmacies, researchers, and employers, ... Details > Health Privacy Project