HHS finalizes changes to HIPAA Requirements
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has finalized changes to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.
According to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association, modifications to the HIPAA requirements allow patients to:
- request a copy of their electronic medical record in electronic form;
- instruct their provider not to share information about their treatment with their health insurance company if they paid for their treatment on their own;
- authorize the use of their health information for research and other purposes in a more streamlined manner.
The changes also set new limits on how health information can be used in marketing and fundraising and prohibit the sale of health information without a patient's permission.
The rulemaking may be viewed in the Federal Register at http://1.usa.gov/XnApg0. Visit ASCA's HIPAA webpage at http://bit.ly/V5hMx0 for a complete list of resources.
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