Revisiting the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act: Practical Applications for the Modern Plastic Surgeon
Myiah P Quach, Mary Kristine Carbullido, Jasmine N Craig, Peter J Wirth, Ellen C Via, Venkat K Rao · 2026
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Description
Myiah Quach and team set out plain HIPAA rules for today's plastic surgery clinics. Their 2026 focused review takes on a snag of this field. Keeping patient facts safe is the law, yet the field leans hard on patient photos, public ads, and online chats, which makes rule-keeping hard.
The review pulls together rule basics, common slips, and hands-on tactics for clinics that keep to the rules. It covers HIPAA's past, core Privacy and Security Rule needs, and fine points on photos, photo data, online chats, and patient consent, plus daily slips. Slips risk leaks of private facts, lost trust, and steep fines and legal trouble. The team aims for advice that is easy to use and fit for surgery clinic work, guarding privacy with no loss of clinic speed. The paper sums up rules and is no stand-in for legal advice.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Myiah P Quach, Mary Kristine Carbullido, Jasmine N Craig, Peter J Wirth, Ellen C Via, Venkat K Rao |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |