The Hipaa omnibus rule: Implications for public health policy and practice

Public Health Reports

Volumn 128, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 554-558

  Goldstein, Melissa M ^a   Pewen, William F ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG INDUSTRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MARKETING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUNISHMENT;

EID: 84887361142     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491312800615     Document Type: Article

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