30 hospitals, health systems back AHA in HHS lawsuit
Becker's Healthcare January 18, 2024
Thirty hospitals and health systems have lent their names to an American Hospital Association lawsuit challenging an HHS data-tracking rule.
The organizations say the rule from the Office of Civil Rights to restrict third-party data sharing would limit the ability of hospitals and health systems to share reliable health information with the public, thus creating a “vacuum for misinformation.” OCR ruled in December 2022 that hospitals and health systems transmitting data to tech companies could violate HIPAA.
The hospitals and health systems that filed a friends-of-the-court-brief Jan. 12 supporting the AHA’s legal challenge are:
AdventHealth (Altamonte Springs, Fla.)
Baylor Scott & White Health (Dallas)
Bon Secours Mercy Health (Cincinnati)
BJC HealthCare (St. Louis)
Care New England (Providence, R.I.)
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