Does HIPAA Need to Be ‘Modernized’?

Two health IT professional associations are urging Congress to modernize HIPAA to extend patients rights to securely access, view, download and transmit. For example, they want individuals to have the right to access their health information from companies offering mobile health apps and health-related social media that aren't now required to comply with the HIPAA provision.Some regulatory experts say that while patients' right to access their health information is critically important, making major changes to HIPAA as the groups recommend...