Senator Presses EHR Vendors on Patient Privacy Controls

Push Comes as HHS Steps Up Enforcement of Data-Sharing and Record Access Regs Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • December 17, 2025

A privacy-minded senator is pressuring U.S. health tech companies to give patients more control over where their data goes, framing the issue as a matter of national security as well as privacy.

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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate finance committee, is pressing electronic health record vendors to build products with features that empower patients to better control how their health information is shared and accessed.

The push by Wyden comes as federal regulators have ramped up enforcement of regulations that promote the interoperability, secure exchange and access of patient data. That includes the Department ...