Glossary of Compliance

Compliance Glossary

Our list of curated compliance glossary offers everything you to know about compliance in one place.

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Unsecured Protected Health Information

It refers to protected health information that has not been rendered unusable, indecipherable, or unreadable to unauthorized personnel through the use of a technology or procedure specified by the Secretary in guidance.

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