The HIPAA Privacy Rule sets national standards for the protection of individually identifiable health information. Key aspects include.
Organizations must process personal data lawfully, fairly, and transparently. This includes informing individuals about how their data will be used, obtaining their consent where necessary, and ensuring that data processing activities are conducted in a transparent manner.
Personal data collected should be adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which it is processed. Organizations should avoid collecting excessive data and ensure that data is only used for its intended purpose.
Organizations must take reasonable steps to ensure that personal data is accurate and kept up to date. Inaccurate data should be corrected or deleted without delay.
Personal data should be kept in a form that permits identification of data subjects for no longer than is necessary for the purposes for which the data is processed. Organizations must establish data retention policies and ensure that data is securely deleted when no longer needed.
Organizations must process personal data in a manner that ensures appropriate security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction, or damage. This includes implementing technical and organizational measures to safeguard data.
Organizations are responsible for, and must be able to demonstrate, compliance with GDPR principles. This includes maintaining records of data processing activities, conducting data protection impact assessments, and appointing a Data Protection Officer (DPO) where required.
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