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Board receives HIPAA briefing stressing 'minimum necessary' rule and handling of PHI
Summary
The board received a HIPAA training from Ryn Coleridge emphasizing that commissioners may receive protected health information and that 'once you receive it, it's PHI.' The session reviewed de‑identification safe harbor, cybersecurity practices, and potential civil and criminal penalties.
Ryn Coleridge, director of enterprise systems and analytics and the agency's privacy officer, gave a board education session on HIPAA compliance and commissioners' responsibilities.
Coleridge said SFHSS is a component of a hybrid covered entity and reminded commissioners that when they receive protected health information (PHI), "it's…
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