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HIPAA Privacy Rule: Is Texting a Violation?

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But we will break it down and give you real-world examples that will make it easier to understand. It went into effect in 2001, five years after the HIPAA law originally passed into law. A few examples of accidentally breaking confidentiality is a medical assistant texting the physician about records they were waiting for.

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