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ArticlePerspectives in health information managemen2021

Health Information Privacy Laws in the Digital Age: HIPAA Doesn't Apply.

Kim Theodos, Scott Sittig

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Article in Perspectives in health information managemen, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Kim Theodos(theodos@ulm.edu) is associate professor of Health Studies.
Scott Sittig(sittig@southalabama.edu) is assistant professor School of Computing, University of South Alabama.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The notion of health information privacy has evolved over time as the healthcare industry has embraced technology. Where once individuals were concerned about the privacy of their conversations and financial information, the digitization of health data has created new challenges for those responsible for ensuring that patient information remains secure and private. Coupled with the lack of updated, overarching legislation, a critical gap exists between advancements in technology, consumer informatics tools and privacy regulations. Almost twenty years after the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) compliance date, the healthcare industry continues to seek solutions to privacy challenges absent formal contemporary law. Since HIPAA, a few attempts have been made to control specific aspects of health information including genetic information and use of technology however none were visionary enough to address issues seen in today's digital data focused healthcare environment. The proliferation of digital health data, trends in data use, increased use of telehealth applications due to COVID-19 pandemic and the consumer's participatory role in healthcare all create new challenges not covered by the existing legal framework. Modern efforts to address this dilemma have emerged in state and international law though the United States healthcare industry continues to operate under a law written two decades ago. As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace along with consumers playing a greater role in the management of their healthcare through digital health the privacy guidance provided by federal law must also shift to reflect the new reality.

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability ActConfidentialityCOVID-19GenomeHumansSARS-CoV-2TelemedicineUnited Statesconsumer informaticsdigital healthhealth dataHIPAAprivacy

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PMID33633522
PMCPMC7883355

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