Most autoimmune disorders are rare. However, the overall number of cases of autoimmune diseases is rising for unknown reasons. Women are disproportionately affected, representing 80% of people with autoimmune diseases. Some diseases such as lupus and Hashimoto thyroiditis affect 9-10 women for every man affected.hen the immune system fails to recognize self it may produce immune cells or antibodies (called autoantibodies) that target its own cells, tissues, and/or organs. Those attacks cause inflammation and tissue damage that lead to autoimmune disorders.
2Determining that the Department is a hybrid entity also means that the release of PHI from a covered component to a non-covered component is considered a disclosure under HIPAA and is not permitted unless there is an individual authorization or a specific exemption allowing the disclosure.Â§164.512(a)) â¢ HIPAA allows a covered entity to disclose PHI to a public health authority, or to an agent of a public health authority, when the public health authority is authorized by law to collect or receive such information, for the purpose of preventing or controlling disease, injury, or disability.
Glossary of Terms. The HIPAA Privacy Rule protects most âindividually identifiable health informationâ held or transmitted by a covered entity or its business associate, in any form or medium, whether electronic, on paper, or oral. The Privacy Rule calls this information protected health information (PHI)2.