Healthcare Innovation March 12, 2025
Association says flexibility in finalized policy will be essential to avoid adding excessive burden for smaller organizations
The HIMSS Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association has responded to the proposed HIPAA Security Rule update by urging the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to factor in EHR developer company time when determining compliance timelines and requirements to ensure that EHR developers can effectively meet expectations without disrupting essential health IT services.
In February, seven organizations, including the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Federation of American Hospitals, and the Medical Group Management Association, sent a letter to the Department of Health & Human Services asking that the proposed rule be rescinded. They said the...