HHS Requests Comments on Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule Re: Accounting of PHI Disclosures

The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) issued a notice in today’s edition of the Federal Register requesting input on section 13405(c) of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which expands an individual’s right under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to receive…