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Population health, care coordination, and HIPAA: Do you need patient authorization or a business associate agreement?

Tonya Oliver Rose March 5, 2020
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As more health care entities implement population health and care coordination initiatives, questions arise concerning the application of HIPAA to such efforts. Although HIPAA applies to protected health information used and shared by covered entities in connection with population health activities, in many circumstances HIPAA permits the use and sharing of such PHI without patient authorization or business associate agreements. READ MORE