Lexology September 19, 2025
On Aug. 11, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced updates to the Privacy Rule’s frequently asked questions (FAQs). The announcement indicated that the updates were a follow-up to a July 30, 2025 press release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding the development of a digital ecosystem intended to facilitate health care interoperability, better communications between patients and providers and to enhance timeliness of access to patient information. We held our collective professional breath as these FAQs loaded, clearing our schedules for the anticipated onslaught of questions from clients along the lines of “What does this mean for us?” Once the updates came into view, however, the real question...
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