The ADA is emphasizing the need for regulatory alignment with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, scalability for small providers and the importance of education and voluntary compliance tools in improving cybersecurity readiness.
This is in a response to the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s request for information. The response provides input to the committee’s Privacy Working Group on federal comprehensive data privacy and security policy. Protecting sensitive personal information is critical to patient trust and high-quality care, according to the March 26 ADA letter, which outlines key principles for a comprehensive framework that supports patient privacy while also recognizing the operational realities of dental practices.
“As representatives of the dental profession, we recognize the importance of safeguarding data while ensuring that new regulatory requirements are practical, scalable and aligned with existing health privacy laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act,” reads the letter, which is signed by ADA President Brett Kessler, D.D.S., and Interim Executive Director Elizabeth Shapiro, D.D.S., J.D.
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