Medical privacy changes would smooth info sharing in crises
FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2018, then-acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan speaks to reporters at the Kentucky Governor's Mansion in Frankfort, Ky. Acting on suggestions from hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials on Dec. 10, 2020, are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease information sharing in crisis situations. (AP Photo/Adam Beam, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 24, 2018, then-acting Health and Human Services Secretary Eric Hargan speaks to reporters at the Kentucky Governor's Mansion in Frankfort, Ky. Acting on suggestions from hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials on Dec. 10, 2020, are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease information sharing in crisis situations. (AP Photo/Adam Beam, File)

Dec. 10, 2020 10:24 AM EST
FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018, file photo, Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights, is interviewed at the office of Health and Human Services in Washington. Acting on suggestions from hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials on Dec. 10, 2020, are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease information sharing in crisis situations. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2018, file photo, Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights, is interviewed at the office of Health and Human Services in Washington. Acting on suggestions from hospitals, doctors and patients, U.S. health officials on Dec. 10, 2020, are proposing changes to medical privacy rules that could ease information sharing in crisis situations. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Dec. 10, 2020 10:24 AM EST