United States:
HHS Issues Model Privacy Notice
10 February 2012
McLane Middleton, Professional Association
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Originally published September 30, 2011
The United States Department of Health and Human Services has
issued a voluntary model privacy notice for personal health
records (PHR). The model notice is a standardized template that PHR
companies can use to inform consumers about their privacy and
security policies and procedures. The notice is similar to other
consumer oriented "labels" that have been developed for
other industries, such as the nutrition facts label for food, and
the model privacy notice for the financial services industry under
Gramm-Leach Bliley. However, it focuses only on some important
information, and does not substitute for more comprehensive privacy
policies.
Cameron Shilling is a partner at McLane, Graf, Raulerson &
Middleton, and leads McLane's Privacy and Data Security
Group.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general
guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
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