Hurricane Katrina : HIPAA Privacy and Electronic Health Records of Evacuees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Disaster relief.

Drugs.

Health facilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses HHS waiver of certain provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy rule in response to Hurricane Katrina and guidance issued by HHS to clarify situations where the HIPAA privacy rule allows information sharing to assist in disaster relief efforts and with patient care. Provides brief overview of KatrinaHealth.org, a website that shared prescription drug information for Katrina evacuees with health care professionals.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Hurricane Katrina

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.