A breach under HIPAA:

A. is an unauthorized acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of personal health information
B. is a use of a firewall
C. is the transfer of records by email
D. is an unauthorized use of the medical record that is not disclosed
E. is similar to meaningful use


A. is an unauthorized acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of personal health information

A breach under HIPAA is an unauthorized acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of personal health information that compromises the security or privacy of such information. Lack of compliance to the security rules can lead to substantial fines.

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