WHIT 3.0 Conference: Comments on Day One
by Fred Fortin
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Just a quick comment on HIPAA. Folks love to blame HIPAA for not being able to do stuff. While I don’t know what the speakers said, the explanation here makes me want to point out that a lot of HIE/RHIO type activity is simply not covered by HIPAA.
Technological innovation always moves faster than regulation. And in the HIT arena HIPAA is most often either ignored on a day-to-day basis or cited as a prime excuse not to move forward with new tehnology.
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