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31 Jan 2008, 11:12 am
  The plaintiff is a commissioned officer of the Public Health Service, an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, which is a "uniformed service" of the United States. 42 U.S.C. [read post]
26 Jul 2010, 3:47 am
  In other news, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final rules for achieving “meaningful use” of electronic health records.LAWMAKERS URGE CMS TO HALT HOSPITAL CUTS:In an effort to convince CMS to reconsider its proposed Medicare inpatient hospital payment reductions due to documentation and coding practice changes, 242 House Members sent a letter to the agency’s newly-installed Administrator, Donald Berwick,… [read post]
8 Apr 2013, 7:47 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
Here: Complaint An excerpt: This is a suit against the United States for breach of contract and statute by the Indian Health Service (“IHS”), an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”). [read post]
19 Feb 2011, 6:59 pm by Howard Friedman
In late 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services adopted a broad set of regulations to protect health care providers who have moral or religious objections to performing various health care services. [read post]
25 Feb 2020, 2:53 pm by Tom Smith
Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services, told reporters at a press conference. [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 11:27 am
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notice of Final Determination finding that Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, Md., (Cignet) violated the Privacy Rule of the HealthInsurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 11:27 am
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notice of Final Determination finding that Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, Md., (Cignet) violated the Privacy Rule of the HealthInsurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). [read post]
24 Feb 2011, 3:55 pm
At the beginning of February, the Department of Justice, in conjunction with the Department of Health and Human Services, released a number of statistics regarding qui tam cases filed under the false claims act. [read post]
18 Jan 2024, 6:09 am by The Petrie-Flom Center Staff
” She concludes that “strong, well-coordinated and resilient public health care services play a vital role in preventing and responding to public health crises. [read post]
21 Jun 2023, 11:07 am by Catherine David
Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR), with 65 of those comments being made publicly available for review. [read post]
11 May 2021, 7:00 am by Brittany J. Finder and Adam Tomiak
Human services” is defined by the relevant section of the Administrative Code to include “day care, foster care, home care, homeless assistance, housing and shelter assistance, preventive services, youth services, and senior centers; health or medical services including those provided by health maintenance organizations; legal services; employment assistance services, vocational and educational… [read post]
10 Feb 2021, 6:13 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
On February 3, 2021, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced it will  expand mobile COVID-19 testing and other public health services in partnership with Wayne State University (WSU) and Wayne Health (WH). [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 10:00 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") issued a letter to health care providers clarifying the providers' ability under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") Privacy Rule to disclose necessary information about patients to avert threats to health or safety. [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 10:00 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") issued a letter to health care providers clarifying the providers' ability under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") Privacy Rule to disclose necessary information about patients to avert threats to health or safety. [read post]
10 Sep 2010, 10:07 pm by Walter Olson
Eugene Volokh, Michael Cannon and Ed Morrissey react to the Secretary’s announcement that her Department of Health and Human Services will show “zero tolerance” for regulated health insurers who inflict “misinformation” on the public in the course of blaming ObamaCare for rate increases. [read post]
24 Jun 2016, 2:29 pm by Mark Casper
[JURIST] The American Civil Liberties of Northern California [advocacy website] filed a lawsuit [complaint, PDF] Friday against the Department of Health and Human Services [official website] (HHS) for allowing religious agencies taking in refugees to refuse female immigrant minors access to reproductive health services, including abortions and birth control. [read post]
21 Aug 2009, 7:01 am
Department of Health and Human Services issued new federal regulations on August 19, 2009 that requires health care providers, health plans, and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify individuals when their "unsecured" health information is breached. [read post]
2 Jul 2021, 2:59 pm
Becerra, No. 20-1114, a challenge to a Department of Health and Human Services rule that cut Medicare reimbursement rates for [read post]
5 May 2011, 12:05 pm by Michelle Capezza
As part of the process of planning for implementation of health reform pursuant to the Affordable Care Act, the Department of Treasury, the Department of Labor and the Department of Health and Human Services are working together to develop a series of regulations and administrative guidance. [read post]
25 Jul 2016, 4:09 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today announced two cooperative agreement funding opportunities for an Information Sharing and Analysis Organization (ISAO) for the Healthcare and Public Health sector. [read post]