At the beginning of the year, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a public guidance reminding the healthcare industry that HIPAA gives patients the right to access their own health records. Now, HHS, via the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, is trying to make the guidance easier to implement.
Thursday, ONC and the HHS Office for Civil Rights — which enforces HIPAA — released three videos and an infographic informing consumers of their rights.
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