New HIPAA guidance addresses “tricky issues,” says privacy attorney Kirk Nahra of the law firm WilmerHale. Guidance comes after the U.S. Supreme Court overthrew a key precedent guaranteeing nationwide access to abortion. The administration has scrambled to respond to the ruling, also launching a website laying out patients’ rights to contraception and abortion options that include medication available via telehealth. Some experts say HHS could be doing more to protect more sensitive information in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/hhs-tackles-data-privacy-concerns-linked-to-abortion-ruling-a-19479