Focus (Forum & Focus)
Jun. 25, 2009
Records Breakers
The stimulus bill provides some changes to how health information is protected and regulated, writes Callan Carter.
FOCUS COLUMN
By Callan CarterThe American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka the stimulus bill, signed by President Obama into law on Feb. 17, included changes to the health information privacy and security rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
Among other changes, the stimulus bill imposes many privacy and security standards directly to business associates, requires new notification requirements for...
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