The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has passed the HIPAA request for information (RFI) to the Office of Management and Budget for review. The RFI seeks public input on how HIPAA poses barriers and discourages coordinated care. While efforts to reform HIPAA are ongoing, the enforcement of HIPAA security is expected to remain strict. Healthcare providers are interested in sharing data to improve population health, despite perceived obstacles from HIPAA.
100 MILLION Americans in UnitedHealth PII Breach
UnitedHealth confirmed that February’s ransomware attack impacted 100 million people, the largest healthcare data breach in the US. Health insurance, health, billing, and personal information
