Speak up and ask questions. You can improve your care and the care of your family by taking an active role in your health care.
Review Date: January 16, 2013
National Health Information Center - NHICU.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects the privacy of your health information; it says who can look at and receive your health information, and also gives you specific rights over that information.
Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
There may be confusion with federal laws protecting the privacy of health information. Learn how your information can be shared and by whom.
Review Date: February 16, 2011
American Health Information Management Association
Learn how health information technology can lead to safer, better, and more efficient health care. Find tools and tips on protecting your health information privacy.
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Learn how to file a complaint if you believe that a health plan or any health care provider violated your (or someone else’s) health information privacy rights.
Review Date: November 05, 2012
Your kids’ personal information and privacy are valuable — to you, to them, and to marketers. Learn how you can safeguard that privacy when your kids are online.
Review Date: December 13, 2012
Federal Trade Commission
The HIPAA Privacy Rule gives you rights over your health information and sets rules and limits on who can look at and receive your health information. Get answers to common questions about who can access to your medical records.
Learn about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, a Federal law that gives you rights and sets limits on who can look at and receive your health information.
E-Health refers to using electronic (“e”) technology — computerization, digitization, the Internet — for improving or managing your health. Learn about e-Health tools and your rights to access and manage your health information.
Review Date: September 09, 2011
Physicians, health care providers and other health care professionals are using smartphones, laptops and tablets in their work. Find tips and information here to help you protect and secure health information when using mobile devices.
Review Date: March 12, 2013
