Healthcare IT News January 21, 2021
The changes herald a major overhaul for agencies struggling to respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
President Joe Biden announced on Wednesday night that he plans to issue a regulatory freeze on many of former President Donald Trump’s last-minute new or pending rules.
The freeze is likely to affect a variety of much-publicized U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rulemakings – including proposed major HIPAA Privacy Rule changes, mandated regulatory reviews and efforts to streamline interoperability and prior authorization.
The Biden administration also announced a flurry of new HHS and other health-related hires, heralding a major overhaul for the agency.
WHY IT MATTERS
Trump’s HHS enacted several rules after the former president lost the 2020 election, raising questions even...
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