tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2018 Issue 16

Industry Note: Are HIPAA Changes Around the Bend? Find Out

HIPAA compliance is essential to protect patients’ privacy. However, some industry insiders feel that old rules get in the way of coordinating care and updates are necessary sooner rather than later. In a speech to the Heritage Foundation last month, HHS Secretary Alex Azar mentioned possible changes to HIPAA privacy that the agency considers an impediment to providers. Some rules get in the way of patients’ outcomes, and physicians must be able to follow through with other specialists and service providers to ensure positive end results, suggested Azar, who mentioned that rollbacks are already in the works. “CMS...

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