HHS Reveals Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
Get Permission HHS Secretary Alex Azar says proposed HIPAA privacy rule changes aim to "break down barriers" in care coordination. The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday issued a long-awaited proposed rule that would modify the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Among the changes proposed are: Dropping the requirement for healthcare entities to obtain and retain for six years patients’ signed acknowledgements of notices of privacy practices; Reducing the time from 30 days to 15 days for covered entities to fulfill patient requests for receiving copies of their health information; Allowin...
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