Hi! I’m Stephanie Rodin, host of the Speaking With Steph podcast. In this episode, I want to speak to you about HIPAA. As we all know, HIPAA is a way to safeguard the protected information of patients or individuals. In this episode, we discuss:

• How HIPAA safeguards protected information of patients by de-identifying data, which includes removing specific identifiers.

• HIPAA addresses the privacy of patients' information by focusing on 18 specific identifiers such as names, addresses and Social Security numbers.

• The 18 identifiers include details like phone numbers, email addresses, medical record numbers and even photographic images.

• This de-identification process is vital to maintain the privacy standards set by HIPAA and prevents improper sharing of PHI with unauthorized parties.

• De-identifying data is particularly crucial when conducting research to ensure compliance with HIPAA when sharing results with third parties.

Stephanie Rodin is the founder and principal of Rodin Legal, P.C. and has been practicing law since 2000, with a majority of that time assisting the healthcare practitioner.

Starting from a young age, Stephanie has been exposed to the medical/dental field, as her immediate family all practice within the healthcare field. As a result, she was surrounded by various medical and legal issues that routinely arose during the practice of medicine and dentistry. This provided Stephanie with the expertise that serves as the foundation of her legal practice. Rodin Legal, P.C. caters to these legal complexities and is dedicated to the growth of professional practices.

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