Health IT Security October 4, 2023
AHA said the rule violates HIPAA regulations and is a bad public policy as many hospitals use third-party technologies in their information-sharing efforts.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has urged Congress and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to withdraw the rule related to online tracking technologies, arguing that it violates HIPAA regulations.
AHA’s comments are in response to a request for information issued by US Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on improving health data privacy and modernizing HIPAA.
AHA highlighted how the current HIPAA rules effectively protect patient health data. Thus, the group opposed any changes to the regulations, as adjustments would likely create more challenges than benefits.
However, the organization mentioned two issues that Congress should change.
First,...
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