Total Health Care, Incorporated (THC) is a Federally Qualified Health Center. THC is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233 (h). Total Health Care is a FTCA deemed facility. Â©Total Health Care.
The federal agency charged with enforcement of HIPAA is the US Department of Health and Human Servicesâ Office of Civil Rights (OCR). The regulations dealing with the release and protection of health information are known as the Privacy Rule and the Security Rule.
HIPAA creates rights that are intended to enable residents to understand and control how their health information is used or disclosed. HIPAA's Privacy Rule is all about the use and disclosure of PHI. With few exceptions, PHI cannot be used or disclosed by anyone unless it is permitted or required by the Privacy Rule. PHI is used when the information is shared examined, applied or analyzed.