A secondary use of health informato that cannot reasonably be prevented, is limited in nature, and occurs as a result of another use or disclosure that is permitted.
I tripped, incidentally, my enemy's leg was out where I had tripped.
incidental means not a major part of something. His injuries were a result of incidental damage. That is an incidental fact, not related to the main argument.
The actual or possible loss of control, unauthorized disclosure, or unauthorized access to physical or electronic PII
coincidence
accidental, chance, by chance, random, incidental
I tripped, incidentally, my enemy's leg was out where I had tripped.
Physical safeguards are
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An incidental use or disclosure is not a violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule when it occurs as a byproduct of a permissible use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI). For example, if a healthcare provider discusses a patient's treatment in a public area where others might overhear, this incidental disclosure is not considered a violation as long as reasonable safeguards were implemented to protect the information. The key factor is that the disclosure was unintentional and occurred despite efforts to maintain confidentiality.
Incidental uses or disclosures of protected health information (PHI) that occur as a byproduct of an otherwise permitted use or disclosure under the HIPAA Privacy Rule are not considered violations, provided that reasonable safeguards were in place to minimize such occurrences. For example, if a patient's conversation is overheard in a waiting room while staff is discussing their care, this is an incidental disclosure. However, healthcare providers must still take appropriate measures to limit the potential for such incidental disclosures.
Established appropriate physical and technical safeguards
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Established appropriate physical and technical safeguards
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Incidental uses or disclosures under the HIPAA Privacy Rule are not considered violations when they occur as a byproduct of an otherwise permitted use or disclosure of protected health information (PHI). For example, if a healthcare provider discusses a patient’s treatment in a waiting room, and another patient overhears, this incidental disclosure is permissible as long as reasonable safeguards were in place to protect PHI. Additionally, the covered entity must demonstrate that it has implemented practices to minimize the risk of incidental disclosures, such as using private areas for sensitive conversations.