HealthIT Answers January 15, 2023
An individual’s right of access to protected health information granted by HIPAA remains both an area of concern and focus. The tension is especially important given the increasing desire of individuals to obtain information about themselves and the expanding regulatory requirements about access that are layering on top of HIPAA.
Another Right of Access Settlement
The HHS Office for Civil Rights kicked off 2023 with the announcement of another settlement involving the right of access. The first settlement of 2023 involved Life Hope Labs, which reportedly received a request for records from the personal representative of a patient’s estate. The personal representative provided a request for the records in July 2021. When records were not provided within an apparent 30...
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