OCR Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Proposing Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/12/20
On December 10, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announcing its plan to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. While only a proposed rule, this is significant news considering the current confusion regarding patient access to information and the substantial "lift" for health care organizations in interpreting and adopting the interoperability and...
By: Baker Ober Health Law