Becker's Healthcare May 20, 2021
The Office for Civil Rights released proposed modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule in December to strengthen individuals’ access to their own health information; however, there are five ways OCR can address inconsistencies and concern for patient well-being, according to a May 19 Op-Ed in Health Affairs.
Five recommendations for HIPAA’s proposed regulation change:
- The OCR proposed that a personal health application could exercise an individual’s right to HIPAA to access the patient’s protected health information and access their protected health information with low fees quickly. However, the proposal is unclear on which mobile apps would qualify to do so.
- The OCR has proposed a definition for electronic health records that is different from the one used in...
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