Feds Issue More HIPAA Guidance in Push for Patient Access

HHS Says New FAQs Support HHS' 'Make Health IT Great Again' Interoperability Effort Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • August 13, 2025

Millions of patients in the United States may need to see their health records, but many don't know their rights under HIPAA for accessing them. Other patients are frustrated by having to ask multiple providers and sometimes being told they can't access certain records.

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The federal government is trying to address persistent problems of patient access and interoperability through the Trump administration's "Make Health IT Great Again" unveiled last month, and on Tuesday the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights released more guidance on HIPAA Privacy Rule rights of access (see: HHS Data Plan Aims to Make Health Technology Great Again).

While experts say the two ...