Improving Public Health Data: Faster Response and Stronger Privacy Protections.
This law modernizes how the CDC collects and shares health data, requiring healthcare providers and labs to use standardized electronic reporting formats. It significantly strengthens privacy rules, explicitly prohibiting the use of sensitive, identifiable data collected by the CDC in civil or criminal litigation. The goal is to enable faster public health responses and better address health disparities.
Key points
Mandatory, standardized electronic reporting of health data (like test results and vital statistics) from hospitals and labs to the CDC.
Requirement to collect detailed demographic information (including housing status, sexual orientation, and disability) to better identify and combat health disparities.
Enhanced privacy protection: sensitive identifiable data collected by the CDC cannot be disclosed in civil, criminal, or administrative legal proceedings.
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