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Setting Our Sights Toward a Healthier, More Innovative, Data-Driven Future
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (hereafter ASTP), has released the final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (Plan)....
Setting Our Sights Toward a Healthier, More Innovative, Data-Driven Future
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (hereafter ASTP), has released the final 2024-2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan (Plan)....
Managing Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Launching a New Program at NIST
The rapid proliferation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) promises significant value for industry, consumers, and broader society, but as with many technologies, new risks from these advancements in AI must be managed to realize it’s full potential. The NIST AI Risk...
Texas sues HHS over rule that limits access to reproductive health information by law enforcement
The state of Texas is suing the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a Texas federal district court for a rule it finalized in April that gives healthcare organizations more discretion over sharing reproductive health information with law enforcement. The...
HHS Finalizes Rule Establishing Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released a final rule that establishes disincentives for health care providers that have committed information blocking. This final rule exercises the Secretary’s authority under the 21st Century Cures Act...
The HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy – Final Rule is Effective Today!
On April 26, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a Final Rule, entitled the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy. The Final Rule...
Following Historic AI Insight Forums Over The Past Year, Leader Schumer, Senators Rounds, Heinrich, & Young Reveal Bipartisan Roadmap For Artificial Intelligence Policy In The United States Senate
Washington, D.C. – The Bipartisan Senate AI Working Group comprised of Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY), Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD), Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM), and Senator Todd Young (R-IN), today released a roadmap for artificial intelligence policy in the...
Bipartisan group of senators unveil long-awaited guidance on AI bills
“We’ve never ever dealt with anything like this before,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. A bipartisan group of senators has taken a critical step forward in regulating artificial intelligence, releasing a long-awaited, Chuck Schumer-endorsed “roadmap” for...
The Biden-Harris Administration Issues New Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Under HIPAA
The Final Rule strengthens privacy protections for medical records and health information for women, their family members, and doctors who are seeking, obtaining, providing, or facilitating lawful reproductive health care. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration,...
Consumer health information: Handle with (extreme) care
What will it take to get businesses to honor the promises they make about the privacy of consumers’ health data? Multiple FTC law enforcement actions in the past year? Two more cases against companies that shared health information with third-party advertising...
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