Medical Assistant Prep / Unit 28 MAS 690 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Breach Notification Timing
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The idea
When a breach of unsecured health information occurs, affected individuals must be notified without unreasonable delay.
In practice
The notice must go out no later than sixty calendar days after the breach is discovered.
Where people slip
The clock starts at discovery, which is why prompt internal reporting matters so much.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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