The HIPAA Privacy Rule, COVID-19, and nurses' privacy rights.

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    • Subject Terms:
      EMPLOYEE rights; MEDICAL ethics; NURSES; PRIVACY; LEGAL procedure; COVID-19; COVID-19 pandemic
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the Privacy Rule of the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and how it protects the protected health information (PHI) of nurses if they are infected with COVID-19 while caring for their patients. Also cited are the covered entities and business associates regulated by HIPAA, and the guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on PHI disclosure.