NextGov: The Health and Human Services Department has been relaxing restrictions on the collection and protection of patient health data as the COVID-19 pandemic wears on and made more moves Monday to ease regulations on community-based testing sites.
As health care providers nationwide stand up mobile, drive-thru and walk-up testing sites—called community-based testing sites, or CBTS—the HHS Office for Civil Rights is making it easier for operators to collect relevant data without the strict security and privacy regulations required under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA.
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