The Office for Civil Rights, in collaboration with the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has released three model privacy notices to help providers comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), according to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services press release. The three new notice of privacy practice models were constructed out of input from “consumers and key stakeholders” and include the recent changes in the HIPAA Omnibus Rule. The three options include notice in the form of a booklet, a layered notice and a text-only version.
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