2010 Archive

• HLC coauthored an article in the November 2010 issue of Health Affairs on comparative effectiveness research and privacy policy.

• In October 2010, members of the Confidentiality Coalition met with staff of Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) (Senate Commerce Committee subcommittee chairmen) to offer suggested HIPAA carve-out language for the “Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010” (S. 3742).  

• In October 2010, the Confidentiality Coalition provided comments on provider authentication and digital credentials, as related to the exchange of electronic health information.

• The Confidentiality Coalition submitted a statement for the record in conjunction with the September 22, 2010 Senate Commerce Committee hearing on S. 3742, the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010.

• In September 2010, the Confidentiality Coalition submitted comments on the omnibus privacy NPRM.

• In June 2010, the Confidentiality Coalition responded to Representative Rick Boucher’s (D-VA) request for revisions to his proposed Internet privacy legislation, focusing on a clear HIPAA exemption for healthcare organizations.

• In May 2010, the Confidentiality Coalition filed a response to OCR’s request for information on the expanded accounting of disclosures requirements.  The comment letter highlighted the dearth of requests for AOD reports, the lack of utility to the average patient, and current technological limitations. 

• In March 2010, the Wall Street Journal printed HLC President Mary Grealy’s letter to the editor regarding healthcare privacy regulation as it relates to the essential flow of medical information to improve healthcare quality and increase safety.

• The Confidentiality Coalition developed a set of principles for de-identification that were shared with OCR at its March 2010 stakeholder meeting.