@Henry Wertz 1
have you read hippa ?
PHI may be used and disclosed for research without an Authorization in limited circumstances: Under a waiver of the Authorization requirement, as a limited data set with a data use agreement, preparatory to research, and for research on decedents' information.
The Hospital District may Disclose PHI to a public health
authority authorized by law to collect or receive PHI to
prevent or control disease, injury, or disability; or at the
direction of a public health authority, to an official of a
foreign government agency acting in collaboration with the
public health authority (HCHD Infection Control Policy,
Required Reporting of Diseases and Conditions, No. 1101).
Disclosure Pursuant to Law. Disclose PHI as required by law, including
laws requiring reporting of certain types of wounds or
other physical injuries (See also Sections III. B and IV of
this policy for additional information).
gun shoot wounds must be reported.
may Use and Disclose PHI for
Research purposes without obtaining a patient’s Authorization
Is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious and imminent
threat to the health or safety of a person or the public and
is to a person(s) reasonably able to prevent or lessen the
threat, including the target of the threat.
Oh yeah and the one tiny itsy bitsy thing thats is most on point , Is ....
PHI can be disclosed for terrorist preparation .