MedCity News April 27, 2021
The government’s proposed changes to HIPAA aim to provide guardrails against data breaches and misuse, but some of the modifications may not work as intended. Three healthcare experts delved into the ways in which certain proposals could provide inappropriate access to health data during a recent panel discussion.
While the government’s proposed modifications to HIPAA primarily aim to make it easier for patients to access their health data, there are may be some unintended consequences.
That’s according to Laura Hoffman, assistant director of federal affairs at the American Medical Association, who spoke on a panel organized by healthcare consultancy Sirona Strategies about the proposed changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule.
One of the changes involves allowing patients to receive their medical...
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