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26 Mar 2020, 7:43 am by Mary Cutler
   Conclusion: Liles Parker attorneys and staff are closely monitoring HHS, CMS and CDC guidance and will update this article as new information becomes available. [read post]
The post COVID-19 Update: HHS Issues Notice of Designation to Prevent Hoarding and OIG launches COVID-19 Portal appeared first on Health Law Pulse. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 3:41 pm by admin
When the HHS Secretary has declared a public health emergency and the President of the United States has declared a disaster or emergency under the Stafford Act or National Emergencies Act, the HHS Secretary is authorized to grant certain waivers or modifications in order to address the outbreak (referred to as a Section 1135 Waiver). [read post]
Among the changes instituted by HHS are expanded Medicare coverage and payment for services, reduced or waived cost-sharing obligations for physicians, and loosening of the HIPAA enforcement policies for covered entities (which can now use any non-public facing platform, e.g. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 12:21 pm by Margaret Taylor, Benjamin Wittes
Surely, the Justice Department does not mean that HHS should prioritize distribution to Justice Department components over, say, health care workers. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 10:00 am by Michael Cook
  Because of these challenges, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and other principal operating components of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are issuing frequent guidance to our community. [read post]
25 Mar 2020, 7:21 am by Joseph J. Lazzarotti
To help clarify when PHI can be shard in these circumstances, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued guidance relating to sharing PHI about individuals who have been infected with or exposed to COVID-19 to law enforcement, paramedics, other first responders, and public health authorities. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 3:59 pm by Anna D. Kraus and Tara Carrier
Covered Hospitals Effective March 15, 2020, HHS will also waive sanctions and penalties for covered hospitals that do not comply with certain provisions of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. [read post]
On March 23, 2020 President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of HHS, under the authority of the Defense Production Act, to “prevent hoarding of health and medical resources necessary to respond to the spread of COVID-19 within the United States. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 1:52 pm by Kevin LaCroix
See Suspicious cyber activity targeting HHS tied to coronavirus response, sources say. [read post]
Shortly after President Trump declared a national emergency related to COVID-19, CMS issued blanket waivers under section 1135 of the Social Security Act that are intended to ensure there are sufficient health care items and services available to meet the increased need, as well as reduce related administrative burdens on health care providers. [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 1:28 pm by Michael Cook
Recent Developments in Personal Care and Other Home and Community-Based Services in Medicaid and Medicare I. [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 9:02 am by RCoffield@fsblaw.com
Loosening of HIPAA RequirementsPermit providers subject to HIPAA to communicate with patients and provide telehealth services through certain remote communications technologiesWritten by Caleb Knight, Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLCThe Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has taken steps to permit covered health care providers subject to the HIPAA Rules to seek to communicate with patients and provide telehealth… [read post]
23 Mar 2020, 9:02 am by RCoffield@fsblaw.com
Loosening of HIPAA RequirementsPermit providers subject to HIPAA to communicate with patients and provide telehealth services through certain remote communications technologiesWritten by Caleb Knight, Flaherty Sensabaugh Bonasso PLLCThe Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) at the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has taken steps to permit covered health care providers subject to the HIPAA Rules to seek to communicate with patients and provide telehealth… [read post]
The post COVID-19 Update: HHS Declaration Provides Liability Immunity Related to Certain COVID-19 Countermeasures appeared first on Health Law Pulse. [read post]