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Updated OCR Guidance on Contacting Recovered COVID-19 Patients

By Elizabeth G. Litten on August 24, 2020
Posted in HIPAA Authorizations

The Office for Civil Rights within the Department of Health and Human Services (OCR) provided guidance in June that reassured covered entity health care providers and that it is generally OK to use or disclose protected health information (PHI) to contact individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 for case management and care coordination.

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