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" Key components of the ATA's Health Data Privacy Principles include: Consistency Definition of Consumer Health data Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Consumer Rights Consumer Consent, Sale of Data & Opt-Out Enforcement THE LARGER TREND For 30 years the ATA has advocated on behalf of telehealth providers.
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a situation that was already challenging for millions of American families before the publichealth crisis emerged. To provide funding for federal research and programs that address food/nutrition security impacted by COVID-19 and to prevent adverse outcomes in future publichealth emergencies.
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