Spotlight: HHS quietly withdraws HIPAA breach-notification rule
Following a firestorm of criticism from privacy advocates who say federal officials gave too much leeway to healthcare organizations that inadvertently disclose protected health information, HHS has without fanfare withdrawn its controversial HIPAA "breach notification" interim final rule, FierceHealthIT reports. The move was "to allow for further consideration, given the department's experience to date in administering the regulations," the HHS Office for Civil Rights posted on its website late Wednesday. FierceHealthIT
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