Healthcare IT News June 17, 2020
Bill Siwicki

Two compliance experts discuss how healthcare providers should address protected healthcare information, whether HIPAA needs an update, and how to balance the demands of privacy and data exchange.

Patients want their healthcare information to stay private. Healthcare provider organizations want to keep patient data secure. But the need for interoperability and sharing of protected health information can often put those two aspirations at odds.

Further, as the privacy and security landscape keeps changing – not least during this unprecedented public health crisis, with its complex and fast-moving demands for data sharing – many are asking whether HIPAA and its landmark Privacy Rule may need some updating after nearly 25 years.

To discuss these challenges and other related issues, Healthcare IT...

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