Congressmen Tom Marino (R-PA) led a coalition of lawmakers who sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell, stating that progress on promised updated technical compliance guidance for HIPAA has been “sluggish” and “disappointing,” according to Fierce Mobile Health.
The letter was signed by Reps. Marino, Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), and Will Hurd (R-TX).
“Today’s letter will hopefully send a signal to HHS that they need to bring their approach to healthcare in line with the technological advances of the 21st Century,” said Marino. “The plodding pace with which they’ve updated HIPAA guidance as it relates to mobile technology is unacceptable. I am hoping that our letter restarts the progress that began in a promising way with their response to our first letter in 2014. More attention to these technologies, and an open dialogue with Congress, presents the potential for improving the doctor-patient relationship, and innumerable beneficial health outcomes.” For the full article click here
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