Healthcare IT News May 28, 2020
Bill Siwicki

In their HIMSS20 Digital session, privacy policy experts Deven McGraw and Jodi Daniel offer a deeper look at digital patient-access, the APIs that enable it – and the mistakes healthcare organizations make when providing medical records.

The HIPAA Privacy Rule Right of Individual Access guarantees that patients can get copies, physical or digital, of their healthcare records from their providers. Simple as that.

But then again, it’s not as simple as it might first sound. Many provider organizations misinterpret this area of HIPAA law. One mistake can lead a hospital, health system or group practice into noncompliance with HIPAA – the consequences of which can include substantial fines.

Where a right goes wrong

Deven McGraw, chief regulatory officer at Ciitizen,...

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Topics: Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, HIPAA, Patient / Consumer, Privacy / Security, Provider
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