CERN - Trump Administration Finalizes Major Data Sharing Rules for Healthcare Providers and Patients
The Trump administration finalized two highly anticipated rules regarding healthcare data sharing that are expected to make it easier for patients to access, download, and store their medical information..
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued two rules to improve access to medical data as part of the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act. These rules would compel insurers and hospitals to make patients' healthcare information easily shareable by modern technological standards. The idea is that once these rules are in place, patients will be able to store and share their medical records on their own devices.
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