HIPAA at 25 - A Work in Progress

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-10-2021

Abstract

HIPAA is best viewed as a framework of evolving regulation that has been revised periodically by Congress and DHHS rulemakers in response to demands of biomedical innovation and public health in the digital age. That capacity for adaptive modification is among the greatest strengths of HIPAA and its rules. While HIPAA is not a perfect law and continues to have critics, it represents an advance in data protection for American health care consumers, who will need additional protections moving forward.

Keywords

HIPAA, health privacy, medical privacy, health law, patient rights

Publication Title

New England Journal of Medicine

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