Health Data Access And Privacy Gaps | Privacy

Last Update: 09/22/2026 at 11:34 PM EST

Coverage from Fierce Healthcare, Bipartisan Policy Center, and others

Federal health data rules are expanding patient access and record portability through APIs while leaving a major privacy gap for third-party apps that fall outside HIPAA.

The main tension is between interoperability and weaker downstream data protections.

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Fierce Healthcare / Heather Landi

6 Ways ONC Data-Sharing Rules Will Reshape Health Records Access

3/11/2020 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General

Bipartisan Policy Center

New Federal Health Data Sharing Rules And Privacy Tradeoffs

3/30/2020 • Regulation, Law & Enforcement • General

Healthcare IT News / Kat Jercich

Apple Enables Health Data Sharing With Ehrs

9/21/2021 • Personal Data & Identity • General