within hipaa how does security differ from privacy?
Under the HIPAA Security Rule, it falls to the Security Officer to put physical, technical, and administrative safeguards in place to ensure that a practiceâs PHI and ePHI canât be tampered with, viewed illegally, or stolen.
The HIPAAâs Privacy Rule refers to the broad requirements to protect the confidentiality of Protected Health Information (PHI) in its various forms, including on paper and in conversation.