As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights prepares to finalize rules for accounting disclosures as part of the HITECH Act, the Privacy and Security Tiger Team (part of the Office of the National Coordinator’s Health IT Policy Committee) is surveying stakeholders, writes Government Health IT, and the stakeholders aren’t thrilled. The disclosure rule allowing patients to ask for a report detailing all internal access to their records is “misguided,” says the American Hospital Association. The Confidentiality Coalition fears “frivolous lawsuits.” The National Association of Chain Drug Stores says there will be “enormous new burdens.” Comments are open through Oct. 25 if you want to chime in.
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