Health IT Security December 21, 2023
Jill McKeon

In a letter to HHS, lawmakers addressed patient privacy concerns following instances of pharmacies handing prescription records over to law enforcement without a warrant.

Lawmakers have urged HHS to consider revising HIPAA to further protect patient privacy after observing routine disclosures of patient information from major pharmacy chains to law enforcement agencies without warrants.

Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Representative Sara Jacobs (D-CA) penned a letter to HHS Secretary Xavier Bacerra to share “concerning findings” from a recent oversight inquiry into the privacy practices of pharmacies.

“Through briefings with the major pharmacies, we learned that each year law enforcement agencies secretly obtain the prescription records of thousands of Americans without a warrant. In many cases, pharmacies...

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Topics: Biotechnology, Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, HHS, HIPAA, Patient / Consumer, Pharma, Pharma / Biotech, Privacy / Security
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