WC Insurers Keep Eye On Privacy Rules
Workers comp insurers need to circle April 14, 2003 on theirplanning calendars. Thats the date that most healthcare providersmust comply with medical privacy regulations released by the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services.
After furious lobbying by insurers, HHS amended the preamble ofthe regulation to state that the rule is not intended to interferewith state workers comp systems. Insurers would have preferred thatHHS exempt workers comp entirely, but it wasnt feasible because ofthe logistical difficulty in changing the regulation.
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