Morning Consult Health Sunday Edition: Uncharted Territory - HIPAA In the Big Data Era

If the email is not displaying correctly, click here to view online ABOUT POLLING SPONSOR SUBSCRIBE   Uncharted Territory: HIPAA In the Big Data Era   By Jonathan Easley (@joneasley)   Since 2009, the federal government has used its enormous influence to push the health industry to coordinate care, adopt new technologies and cut costs, all in an attempt to move the industry toward a more value-based model of care.   But representatives from a broad swath of the health economy – providers, insurers, and health information technology professionals – say the same resources haven’t been leveraged to update existing regulations or inform the healthcare community about how old rules apply in the new world. They worry that they’re increasingly navigating a regulatory minefield with an out-of-date map. READ THE FULL STORY.     Morning Consult Top Reads July 21 – July 25   The Top Ten Links You Clicked This Week   1) The ‘Death Panel’ With a Thousand Lives from Morning Consult by Jonathan Easley   2) To Prevent Surprise Bills, New Health Law Rules Could Widen Insurer Networks from New York Times by Robert Pear   3) Fissures Among New GOP Leadership On Healthcare from Politico by Jake Sherman and John Bresnahan   4) Hazards Tied To Medical Records Rush from Boston Globe by Christopher Rowland   5) GAO Sting Finds It Easy To Fraudulently Enroll In Obamacare from NBC News by Maggie Fox and Joel Seidman   6) Appeals Courts Issue Conflicting Rulings On Obamacare from Wall Street Journal by Brent Kendall and Stephanie Armour   7) IRS Prepares To Enforce Employer Mandate from Politico by Jennifer Haberkorn and Kelsey Snell   8) Healthcare Spending Slowdown: A Consumer Paradox from Federation of American Hospitals by Al Dobson   9) Bolstered By Ruling, Republicans Attack Health Law from New York Times by Robert Pear   10) States Blocking Obamacare May Need It the Most from Advisory Board by Dan Diamond         Mark Your Calendars (All Times Eastern): July 28 – August 1   Monday: Alliance for Health Reform briefing on patient safety and medical liability @12pm Monday: Social Security and Medicare trustees reports briefing @1215pm Monday: Quarterly Earnings – HealthSouth Corp., Herbalife Tuesday: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget discussion on Social Security @9am Tuesday: Families USA call on expanding healthcare coverage in Florida @10am Tuesday: American Enterprise Institute discussion on future of Medicare @10am Tuesday: House Ways & Means hearing on future of Social Security @11am Tuesday: Quarterly Earnings – Acadia Healthcare, Aetna, Amgen, Express Scripts, Merck, Pfizer, Vertex Pharma Wednesday: HIV/AIDS Institute press conference for Ryan White program funding @10am Wednesday: Bipartisan Policy Center discussion on Social Security @10am Wednesday: Quarterly Earnings – Healthcare Realty Trust, Hospira, Humana Inc., Wellpoint Thursday: HHS/FDA meeting on Baxter’s biologics application @8am Thursday: Senate Finance Committee on nomination of Social Security commissioner @10am Thursday: Quarterly Earnings – Abiomed Inc., DaVita Healthcare Partners, ResMed, West Pharma Friday: Quarterly Earnings – Health Care REIT, Procter & Gamble This message sent to paulhashemi@gmail.com by Michael@themorningconsult.com The Morning Consult Morning Consult, P.O. Box 15628 Washington, DC 20003 You are receiving this email from: morningconsult.com (More info) Unsubscribe | Manage Your Subscription | Forward to a Friend