Pulse March 19, 2024
The ongoing saga of how to use tracking technology in healthcare without causing problems under HIPAA got a new chapter on March 18, 2024. The new chapter is the result of the Office for Civil Rights updating its guidance on the “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates.”
The updates offer more examples around the supposedly clear-cut statements from OCR about tracking technology use. Arguably some wholesale changes may have been more beneficial, but the tweaks do offer some helpful clarifications. Since OCR did not clearly call out where it placed the changes, it is instructive to reference the guidance in its original state, which is thankfully possible with all of the internet archiving services.
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