Opinion: HIPAA proposal would move us closer to coordinated care
Regulations from HIPAA and others need to reflect the shift from siloed care toward more collaborative, coordinated care.
While many people were paying attention to drug pricing, a proposal to update the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) flew largely under the radar. But if this proposal — or others like it — were to be implemented, they would reach farther than any proposal to lower drug prices to create better, more personalized health care at lower cost.
The Department of Health and Human Services the Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care in December, seeking input on ways to modify HIPAA that would remove regulations standing in the way of coordinated or value-based care. The focused on three
