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75 Fed. Comm. L.J. 227 (2022-2023)
A Digital Checkup on HIPAA: Modernizing Healthcare Privacy Standards for Telehealth Services

handle is hein.journals/fedcom75 and id is 241 raw text is: A Digital Checkup on HIPAA: Modernizing Healthcare Privacy Standards for Telehealth Services Julia Wells* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. IN TR O D U C TIO N ................................................................................ 229 II. B A CK G R O U N D ................................................................................. 2 30 A. Overview of Telehealth Services ..............................................230 1. Definition and Expansion of Telehealth Services..........230 2. Agency Regulation and Oversight of Telehealth Services ..............................................................................231 B. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1 9 9 6 ..........................................................................................2 3 3 1. Overview of HIPAA ..........................................................233 2. Potential Privacy Issues with HIPAA ................................239 3. Department of Health and Human Services' Notification of Relaxed Enforcement ....................................................239 III. ANALYSIS ........................................................................................ 243 A. Although Congress Appears Unwilling to Compromise on any Issues, Congress is Willing to Address and Act on Issues Involving H ea lth ca re ................................................................................2 4 3 B. The FCC Should Have a Larger Role in Regulating Telehealth Due to its Expertise in Communications and History with T elem ed icin e .............................................................................2 4 5 C. HIPAA Should Retain Flexibility but Should Include Best Practices for Ensuring Data Privacy, and Agencies Should Coordinate on Implementation of Privacy Standards..............246 1. Maintaining Flexibility ......................................................246 2. Covered Entities Should Implement Privacy Safeguards ..246 * J.D., May 2023, The George Washington University Law School; B.A., Religion & Philosophy, Colgate University. I would like to thank Sarah Morris, Journal Adjunct, and Andrew Seneviratne, Notes Editor, for their support and guidance. I would also like to thank my family for their support during the writing process. - 227 -

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