White House March 9, 2020
Empowering American Patients with Access and Control over their Healthcare Data
You have a right to your healthcare information. This fundamental principle has long been enshrined in American healthcare policy, serving as a core component of HIPAA, the HITECH Act, and the 21st Century Cures Act. Unfortunately, far too many American patients find it difficult—if not outright impossible—to fully exercise that right. Despite incredible technological advances, driven by the hard work of a generation of reformers and entrepreneurs, patients still experience the unnecessary delays and clinical risks created by the lack of access to their own healthcare information.
That changes today.
Earlier today, the Trump Administration announced the release of two groundbreaking regulations from the Department of Health and Human...