Summary Unit8assignmentMedLaw Copy.docx HS101 The HIPAA Privacy Rule Purdue University Global HS101 Medical Law and Bioethics The HIPAA Privacy Rule was put in place to give patients more control over their personal medical information and how it is rele

Unit8assignmentMedLaw C HS101 The HIPAA Privacy Rule Purdue University Global HS101 Medical Law and Bioethics The HIPAA Privacy Rule was put in place to give patients more control over their personal medical information and how it is released. There are five forms required to protect patient information; the privacy notice, the patient's signature that they received the privacy notice, patient ™s permission to release medical information to others such as relatives or an insurance company, trading partner agreement with specific parties involved such as physician and patient, and contractual statement between the doctor or facility and the patient (Connor & Stanford, 2019, p. 58). In healthcare it is our responsibility to make sure the patient's information is protected. A patient left the office after an outpatient surgery and forgot to take his post-operative instructions and prescriptions with after