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What information is protected? All medical records and other individually identifiable health information used or disclosed by a covered entity in any form, whether electronically, on paper, or orally, are covered by the final rule.

Hawaii Data Breach Notification Law The HIPAA Breach Notification Rule requires healthcare organizations to report breaches that compromise the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of protected health information. Incidents that are considered reportable breaches include: Hacking or IT incidents.

Usually, your health care provider must respond to your request for your record no later than 30 days after receiving your request. Generally, your health care provider must give you a copy in the format that you request if they are able to do so. Your provider may charge you a fee to copy your medical record.

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A HIPAA violation refers to the failure to comply with HIPAA rules, which can include unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of Protected Health Information (PHI), failure to provide patients with access to their PHI, lack of safeguards to protect PHI, failure to conduct regular risk assessments, or insufficient ...

Hawaii law requires that medical records be retained for a minimum of seven (7) years after the last entry was made. Importantly, while medical records can be destroyed after seven years, basic patient information must be retained for twenty-five (25) years after the last chart entry.