HIPAA form
Medical privacy document
A HIPAA form is a document related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, the U.S. law governing medical privacy.
Most commonly, it's an authorization form allowing healthcare providers to share your protected health information with specified parties: I had to sign a HIPAA form before they could send my records to the specialist.
The term also covers acknowledgment forms confirming you've received a provider's privacy notice.
- privacyFreedom from observation
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- authorizationFormal permission granted
- medicalOf healthcare practice
- medical historyRecord of past ailments
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Healthcare treatment or intervention
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