Forthcoming HHS Guidelines Will Clarify Questions On Final Privacy Rule
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A yearlong modification period will enable manufacturers, providers and health plans to persuade HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson to change standards or implementation specifications of the final medical privacy rule, which went into effect April 14.
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