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MetroHealth System is pilot testing the use of digital credentials for physicians.February 6
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The Department of Health and Human Services has eliminated the need for health plans to use a standard unique health plan identifier, effective December 27.November 13
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is continuing his crusade to prevent members of Congress from lifting a 20-year ban on using federal funding for a unique patient identifier.September 27
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A Senate Appropriations Subcommittee last week released its draft Fiscal Year 2020 funding bill but the proposed legislation did not lift a 20-year ban on using federal funding for a unique patient identifier.September 23
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The American Hospital Association has called on leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee to overturn a 20-year prohibition on using federal funding for a unique patient identifier to address the widespread problem of misidentification.September 11
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is taking a risk by continuing to use a knowledge-based verification process to remotely verify individuals’ identities seeking access to its Healthcare.gov service.June 19
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While these technologies often simplify the user authentication experience, they also introduce new privacy challenges around the collection and storage of such data.May 3Principal analystForrester Research
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Washington has toughened data breach laws by reducing the amount of time to notify affected individuals of a breach to 30 days, down from 45 days.April 30
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Standardizing address information and last names could help to link patient health records by as much as 8 percent in the United States.April 26
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Imprivata and Verato are developing patient identity software that combines biometric authentication and referential matching.April 3