Healthcare IT News October 3, 2023
Andrea Fox

The American Hospital Association says new regs from the HHS Office for Civil Rights clash with HIPAA, contradict interoperability efforts and are “flawed as a matter of law and harmful as a matter of policy.”

In a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the American Hospital Association said the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights rule regarding the use of online tracking tools is at odds with existing HIPAA rules and could cause meaningful harm to patients and public health.

“Congress should urge OCR to withdraw the rule immediately,” AHA said in its response to a request for information on data privacy and HIPAA.

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