Is it marketing for an insurance plan or health plan to send enrollees notices about changes, replacements, or improvements to existing plans?
No. The HIPAA Privacy Rule excludes from the definition of [...]
Is it marketing for a covered entity to describe the entities participating in a health care provider network or a health plan network?
No. The HIPAA Privacy Rule excludes from the definition of [...]
Is it marketing for a covered entity to describe products or services that are provided by the covered entity to its patients, or to describe products or services that are included in the health plan’s plan of benefits of the health plan?
No. The HIPAA Privacy Rule excludes from the definition of [...]
Do disease management, health promotion, preventive care, and wellness programs fall under the HIPAA Privacy Rule’s definition of “marketing”?
Generally, no. To the extent the disease management or wellness [...]
How can I distinguish between activities for treatment or health care operations versus marketing activities?
The overlap among common usages of the terms “treatment,” “healthcare [...]
Must a covered entity provide an accounting for disclosures if the only information disclosed to a public health authority is in the form of a limited data set?
No, a covered entity is not required to provide an [...]
May a covered entity that is not a party to a legal proceeding disclose protected health information in response to a subpoena, discovery request, or other lawful process that is not accompanied by a court order?
Yes, if certain conditions are met. A covered entity that [...]
When must a covered entity account for disclosures of protected health information made during the course of litigation?
Individuals have a right to receive, upon request, an accounting [...]
For disclosures for judicial and administrative proceedings, when is a copy of the subpoena itself sufficient satisfactory assurance of notice to the individual?
A copy of the subpoena (or other request pursuant to [...]
For disclosures for judicial and administrative proceedings, can notice be provided to the individual’s lawyer instead of the individual?
Yes. A covered entity that is not a party to [...]