Learn about HIPAA, the U.S. act safeguarding healthcare data privacy and setting standards for medical information storage ...

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The Trump administration proposed changes Thursday to data privacy rules to give patients more access to their health information and improve care coordination. The ...

As the Department of Health and Human Services weighs potential modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, regulators must consider aligning those changes with other ...

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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 ...

These modifications were outlined in a “Notice of Proposed Rule Making” on Jan. 21, 2021. But it was not a priority until very recently, when HHS announced plans to finalize this rule in March 2023.

Credit: Getty Images The rule aims to promote trust and open communication between patients and their health care providers. The “HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support ...

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