Health IT Security February 12, 2021
The proposed consumer health data privacy framework from eHI and CDT builds on a previous release and is designed to protect health information not covered under HIPAA regulations.
The Center for Democracy & Technology and the eHealth Initiative & Foundation (eHI) released a newly proposed consumer health data privacy framework, which aims to better secure the privacy of health information that falls outside of HIPAA regulations.
The guidance outlines much-needed standards for the collection, disclosure, and use of consumer health data that falls outside of HIPAA. As previously explained by the Department of Health and Human Services, HIPAA does not apply to apps that aren’t directly connected to or recommended by providers for use of data sharing, health outcomes, and...