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Fact Sheet: Managing Mobile Devices in Your Health Care Organization

This is a fact sheet stating that Covered Entities must comply with HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules to protect and secure health information, even when using mobile devices

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Issued by: Office for Civil Rights (OCR)

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