Healthcare DIVE November 29, 2022
Dive Brief:
- The HHS on Monday released a proposed rule designed to increase privacy protections covering medical records while improving care coordination among providers for patients with substance use disorders. The policy would implement provisions of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act requiring confidentiality protections for substance use disorder treatment records to align more closely with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy rules.
- Better alignment with HIPAA will support more effective coordination for people accessing care, Miriam Delphin-Rittmon, head of HHS’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, said in a statement. “At the same time, the proposed rule mitigates the discrimination and stigma that we know too often people with SUDs experience,” Delphin-Rittmon said.
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