Feds Launch Portal to Report Substance Use Disorder Breaches
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• New HHS breach reporting website and guidance materials launched for substance use disorder record confidentiality. • Aligns with HIPAA privacy rule enforcement mandates effective as of Monday.
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New HHS Enforcement Program Focuses on Patient Confidentiality, Aligning With HIPAA The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new breach reporting website and guidance materials to support its duties of enforcing compliance mandates that went into effect Monday to better align the confidentiality of substance use disorder records with the HIPAA privacy rule.