Privacy Office
Guidance for what the CMS Privacy Office is responsible for the management and oversight of the Privacy Act of 1974 as it pertains to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 01, 2020
CMS enters into Data Use Agreements (DUAs) to track the disclosure of protected health information (PHI) and/or personally identifiable information (PII).
To learn more about Data Use Agreements, visit Data Disclosure and Data Use Agreements (DUAs)
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