Here are the four new health privacy protections regulations the administration is looking to enforce:
- Under HIPAA, the administration is proposing a rule in which healthcare providers would be barred from disclosing patients’ protected health information, including information relating to reproductive healthcare, under certain circumstances.
- School districts, colleges and universities must obtain written consent from students or parents prior to disclosing student health information.
- Patients have the right to ask that their EHR information may not be disclosed to their physicians, hospitals or healthcare providers.
- The Federal Communications Commission will roll out guidance for healthcare organizations on how to protect patient’s data via mobile phones.
