Healthcare Innovation July 21, 2022
The HHS Office for Civil Rights created the initiative to support individuals’ right to get timely access to their health records at a reasonable cost under the HIPAA Privacy Rule
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has resolved 11 investigations in its Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Right of Access Initiative, bringing the total number of these enforcement actions to 38 since the initiative began.
OCR created this initiative to support individuals’ right to timely access their health records at a reasonable cost under the HIPAA Privacy Rule.HIPAA gives people the right to see and get copies of their health information from their healthcare providers and...