HHS Issues Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions Due to Coronavirus

Following President Donald Trump’s declaration of a nationwide emergency over the Coronavirus, or COVID-19, the Department of Health and Human Service Secretary Alex Azar issued a limited waiver of certain HIPAA sanctions to improve data sharing and patient care during the pandemic. https://healthitsecurity.com/news/hhs-issues-limited-waiver-of-hipaa-sanctions-due-to-coronavirus?eid=CXTEL000000359243&elqCampaignId=13775&utm_source=nl&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&elqTrackId=df60d237f9cf4e1c8a8e442e4acc9c5a&elq=80e3652569ad43b48fb278340c1710e1&elqaid=14457&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=13775

Waiver text: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/hipaa-and-covid-19-limited-hipaa-waiver-bulletin-508.pdf