Proposed Changes to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules, Article by Kelli Fleming
August 5, 2010
On July 14, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) published proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) in the Federal Register (“Proposed Rule”). These proposed changes are part of the enactment of the Health Information Technology and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”), which was included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Proposed Rule is designed to strengthen the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules currently in effect and to improve the overall workability and effectiveness of these Rules.
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Reprinted with permission from The Birmingham Medical News.
by: Kelli Carpenter Fleming
topics: Health Care