In a recent report, the General Accounting Office (GAO) criticized the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for failing to have adequate privacy guidelines in place before issuing contracts to develop health information technologies.
The GAO commended DHHS for creating advising committees on privacy and security topics, as well as drafting contracts that explicitly require the recipients to address privacy issues. Yet, the GAO is concerned that it is unclear how privacy protections will be developed and administered.
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