Advisory Board July 16, 2020

HHS on Monday finalized a rule that relaxes some privacy restrictions related to patients’ substance use disorder records, allowing providers to share the records more easily, in today’s bite-sized hospital and health industry news from the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Massachusetts.

  • District of Columbia: HHS on Monday approved a final rule relaxing some privacy restrictions related to patients’ substance use disorder records, allowing providers to share the records more easily. While HHS said the rule aims to improve care coordination for substance use disorders, critics raised concerns that the changes may make patients hesitant to seek treatment if they believe their information will no longer be adequately protected (Cirruzzo, Inside Health Policy, 7/13 [subscription required]; Brady, Modern Healthcare,...

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