The impact of the California Consumer Privacy Act is on track to have a significant impact on healthcare organizations and their business partners when it goes into effect in January 2020. The U.S. lacks a comprehensive privacy and data security law akin to the European Union and elsewhere, states are filling in gaps with laws that deal with breach notification, data security and disposal. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights recently issued a request for information on “Modifying the HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care””]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/2019-health-data-privacy-regulatory-outlook-p-2701