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AHA says OCR's online tracking tool rules need to go

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In a letter to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, the American Hospital Association said the U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights rule regarding the use of online tracking tools is at odds with existing HIPAA rules and could cause meaningful harm to patients and public health.

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Singapore Consults on Groundbreaking Health Information Bill

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Mandatory participation by all licensed healthcare providers in the National Electronic Health Records (NEHR) First and foremost, the Bill will mandate participation by private healthcare providers in a centralized database of patient health records, known as the NEHR. This includes: Patient Demographics (e.g.,