The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights released guidance on patients sharing their health information for research, GovInfoSecurity reports. The guidance, called for under the 21st Century Cures Act, clarifies the definition of what "future research" is sufficient to comply with federal regulations, explains the expiration of authorizations for personal health information for research, and goes over a patient's right to revoke consent. Wiley Rein Partner Kirk Nahra, CIPP/US, said the guidance "is part of a continuing and complicated effort to 'streamline' the ability of the healthcare industry to capitalize on patient data for research purposes."
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