Healthcare IT News December 10, 2020
Mike Miliard

The new proposed rule would “break down barriers that have stood in the way of commonsense care coordination and value-based arrangements for far too long,” says HHS Secretary Alex Azar.

The HHS Office for Civil Rights on Thursday proposed substantial new changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule, with the goal, the agency says, to further value-based reimbursement and improve care coordination by enabling greater patient and family access to health data.

WHY IT MATTERS

The notice of proposed rule-making, drafted as part of HHS’ Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care initiative, aims to remove regulations that might impede communication and data exchange between provider organizations and health plans.

The agency says the proposed changes would expand individuals’ rights to access their own...

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