HHS Withdraws Controversial Breach Notification Rule under HITECH

By: J. M. Graham / Med Health World
August 4th, 2010

A recent HHS decision to withdraw the HIPPA final “breach notification” rule drew praise from patient privacy advocates, who cited the need for stronger privacy protections…

The Patient Privacy Rights Foundation, a privacy watchdog organization, called the move “a huge step in the right direction,”and reiterated its objections to the “harm standard.”