HIPAA in the Era of Data Sharing —Reply

In Reply We agree with Mr Kels that HIPAA has involved burdens for physicians —some real and others amplified by uncertainty and fear of liability. However, Kels misread our Viewpoint insofar as he suggests that we are arguing for a private right of action to increase physicians’ liability under HIPAA. Such a move would do little to help regulate many uses of health data by technology companies because they fall outside HIPAA’s scope.

Source: JAMA - February 4, 2020 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research