AHA rebuts OCR's attempt to revise online tracking rules

The American Hospital Association is taking exception at recently-updated rules from HHS Office for Civil Rights related to the use of online tracking tools by health systems and other HIPAA Covered Entities.

The AHA this month told a federal court that OCR's newest bulletin restricting covered entities and their business associates from using third-party web technologies that capture IP addresses on public webpages are too broad and too restrictive – and could "prevent healthcare providers from communicating vital health information …

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