Advocacy Letter
May 4, 2021: MGMA submits comments in response to proposed modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rule
May 4, 2021
Robinsue Frohboese
Acting Director
Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 509F
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20201
RE: Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement (RIN 0945-AA00)
Dear Acting Director Frohboese:
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is pleased to submit the following comments in response to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) notice of proposed rulemaking on “Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement.”
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