Privacy Bills Should Focus On Compliance Date, Preemption, Lobbyist Says
Executive Summary
Medical privacy legislation should focus on pushing back the compliance date of the HHS regulations and granting federal preemption of state privacy laws rather than addressing details of the regs, Healthcare Leadership Council Exec VP Alan Mertz said.
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