The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Rapid Expert Consultations on the COVID 19 Pandemic. Washington: The National Academies Press; 2020.
From the Document: In recent years, health care providers have increasingly turned to technology to provide remote health care services to patients 'i e 'telehealth' This use of telehealth has only become more important in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic, as it has allowed providers and patients to minimize their contact with one another However, the use of technology to transmit information carries privacy risks Federal law thus limits the extent to which health care providers may use technology to transmit medical information In particular, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires covered entities namely, health care providers, health plans, and health clearinghouses to abide by data privacy, data security, and data breach notification requirements in their treatment of certain medical information While HIPAA's restrictions mitigate privacy and security concerns, they also limit health care providers' ability to offer telehealth services Given the increased need for telehealth options due to COVID 19, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it will not enforce HIPAA's requirements against health care providers who are engaged in the good faith provision of telehealth services during the COVID 19 emergency, regardless of whether those service are related to COVID 19 COVID 19 (Disease);Epidemics;Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (United States);Telecommunication in medicine;Privacy, Right of Data processing
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