What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule? A Health Law Scholar Explains

Scholarship

PUBLISHER

The Conversation

DATE

2021-07-26

Margaret Foster Riley

Margaret Foster Riley, What is the HIPAA Privacy Rule? A Health Law Scholar Explains, The Conversation (July 26, 2021).

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