Health IT Security October 5, 2022
Jill McKeon

If passed, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) could have significant implications for health data privacy outside of HIPAA.

After years of fruitless attempts to enact nationwide data privacy legislation, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act (ADPPA) has instilled a new sense of optimism into many privacy professionals who have been championing this type of sweeping legislation for many years.

In July, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced the ADPPA to the full House of Representatives with a 53-2 vote. While not without its flaws and challenges, the ADPPA as it stands now is the closest legislators have gotten to reaching a compromise on key privacy issues.

If passed, the ADPPA could have significant...

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Topics: Congress / White House, Govt Agencies, Healthcare System, HIPAA, Privacy / Security, Provider, Regulations
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