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and sharing private information? Explain your reasons. Respond to
classmates by suggesting the kind of policy for master patient indexes
you feel would be appropriate for your concerns.
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Recall the difference between registers and registries. If you had
the authority, what policy would you put in place regarding the
availability of medical information for registers and registries?
Respond to classmates by noting whether their policies seem to expand
or curtail the current availability of medical information to registers
and registries.
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HCR 210 Week 8 Assignment Releasing Protected Health
Information
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Resource: Ch. 8 of Essentials of Health Information Management:
Principles and Practices
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Summarize when covered entities may release protected health
information only with a patient’s consent and when they may release it
without consent, for each category: