@ePatientDave @janoldenburg @MightyCasey @HealthPrivacy Been stewing on this actually @ePatientDave .
It's the same problem @claudiawilliams and @HITpolicywonk raised.
In sum, a state can require certain behavior of a #licensed #professional that may be inconsistent with #HIPAA right of #access, or #CLIA rules, or (1/several) @ePatientDave @janoldenburg @MightyCasey @HealthPrivacy @claudiawilliams @HITpolicywonk Or even @ONC_HealthIT. The issue is which rules win?
The first principle is that accessing your own health info is a privacy right.
There's a clear rule about state laws that give fewer rights, like making it cost more than #HIPAA says it should. Those are preempted 2/

@medcitynews reports that even with the #remote #patient #monitoring (#RPM) codes, reimbursement for #digitalhealth remains a challenge. The article is linked below, but for a deeper dive, read the thread 1/
medcitynews.com/2021/09/remote… We've knows about this for a long time @omadahealth--really since our founding. We got an #NPI. We billed #claims. We helped get the first ever #CPT code (0488T) for fully virtual care. But there's more to do. 2/

Pay attention #digitalhealth folks, there is a cornucopia from now to 12/31 of opportunities to tell #legislators and #policymakers about the barriers we face. @amalec @RasuShrestha @boltyboy @VentureValkyrie @bobkocher @actonline @startuphealth

Here they are, by due date 1/ @amalec @RasuShrestha @boltyboy @VentureValkyrie @bobkocher @actonline @startuphealth First up. House Cmte on Ways and Means RFI on rural health. #Digitalhealth has great promise to bring #healthcare to where the people are, assuming #broadband keeps up. How do we do that? How do we pay for it? DEADLINE 11/29/19. Here is the RFI: waysandmeans.house.gov/rural-and-unde…. 2/