A more strict HIPAA?
The HIPAA regulations are pretty strict and there is a rumble that HIPAA slows down research and gets in the way of standard medical practice. But should there be concern with making regulations tighter when no one enforces it as it is? Check out this recently posted is this article by Anne Zieger, editor of FierceHealthIT.
Why toughen HIPAA when nobody enforces it? January 25, 2009 — 7:25pm ET | By Anne Zieger
This week, House Ways and Means Committee members should be considering an economic stimulus package that includes provisions to beef up HIPAA. Yes, you heard me right--they're thinking about adding more stringent protections to a law that virtually never gets enforced anyway. READ MORE>>
Why toughen HIPAA when nobody enforces it? January 25, 2009 — 7:25pm ET | By Anne Zieger
This week, House Ways and Means Committee members should be considering an economic stimulus package that includes provisions to beef up HIPAA. Yes, you heard me right--they're thinking about adding more stringent protections to a law that virtually never gets enforced anyway. READ MORE>>Labels: Electronic Health Records, Healthcare IT, HIPAA, regulations
