The Privacy Conundrum

On February 16th;of this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) updated the privacy rules for addiction treatment—Final Rule, 42 CFR Part 2.;The new regulations align the privacy rules for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment records with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) (see;HIPAA And Part 2 Harmonized: What Health Care Organizations Need To Know) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) (see;Bridging The Gap: Key Changes In The Part 2 Final Rule). Clinicians and provider organizations will be required . . .