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The US Government is Gearing up to protect patient Data

By Dave Perret


Politicians in the United States (US), regardless of party, are eyeing more safeguards for Americans’ health data and the ways it’s used. The level of urgency has risen due to growing online data, state enforcement of abortion bans, and increasing cyberattacks.


According to René Quashie, VP of digital health at the Consumer Technology Association, a trade group representing major tech companies, “There’s gonna be an explosion in the new Congress.” While the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) says health care providers, insurers and data clearinghouses must protect health data, data collected by health apps, which track everything from weight loss to pregnancy, is not. Neither are search engine results for symptoms, illnesses, or treatments.


Also, tools for performing Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) by patients to see how their personal information has been collected, stored, and used will be more of the norm since the US’s Health and Human Services Administration (HHS) is now requiring doctors to make digital medical records accessible to patients.


US legislative bills include the Health Data Use and Privacy Commission Act to establish a blue-ribbon panel to recommend changes to health privacy laws, The My Body, My Data Act, which creates protections for sexual and reproductive health data online, and the American Data Privacy and Protection Act would set federal privacy rights, with heightened protections for kids, just to name a few.


Companies will need tools to help find this data in their structured (Data Base) and unstructured (Word docs, PDFs, Excel files, etc.) data. They will also have to find a way to redact info that isn’t applicable to the personal data request as well.


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iDox.ai will help businesses ensure they avoid outrageous fines and violations and improve company morale to boot! In today's digital world, protecting personal data from cyber-attacks is more critical than ever. The success of businesses operating where privacy laws are in place depends on effective data protection processes. iDox.ai will help enterprises to grow and thrive in compliance with privacy laws.

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