WASHINGTON –As the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Ways and Means Committee markup the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, “HITECH Act” today, Patient Privacy Rights (PPR) urges the committees to ensure all consumer protections in the bill remain. The current draft of the legislation includes many essential privacy provisions [...]

Washington, DC – Despite the strong commitment by Congress and the President-elect to protect consumers over special interests, a “Confidentiality Coalition” boldly asks Congress to ensure that NO privacy or consumer protections are part of the health IT provisions in the economic stimulus package (see their letter to congress).
Who does the Confidentiality Coalition represent? “Health [...]