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Groups Push Back on HHS' Proposed Health IT Rollbacks

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CHIME, AHA, Others Contend Privacy, Security Burden Would Shift to Providers Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • March 3, 2026

HHS is proposing to slash certification requirements for health IT, including criteria related to privacy and security controls. Some healthcare industry groups are pushing back. (Image: Getty Images)

Healthcare lobbyists are telling the U.S. federal government that proposals to eliminate longstanding health IT certification criteria - especially requirements related to privacy and security controls - will shift regulatory burden from health IT developers to healthcare providers.

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT in December proposed slimming down 60 current health IT certification criteria to 34 and modifying seven others. The department said it intended to reduce redundant regulatory burdens for the makers of health IT and enable them to become more innovative.

Certified health IT encompasses software such as ...


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