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5 Aug 2011, 12:05 pm
Several health care industry groups requested that the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) either remove or significantly revise a proposed “access report” requirement in its recent notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) for the accounting of disclosures of protected health information (“PHI”). [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 1:59 am
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Ct), who serves as Ranking Member on the Labor, Health, and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee, expressed disappointment Tuesday regarding the U.S. [read post]
14 Nov 2022, 5:00 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) originally established the NPDB pursuant to the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 (HCQIA) in order to collect and release certain information relating to the professional competence and conduct of physicians, dentists, and other healthcare practitioners. [read post]
21 Sep 2009, 7:22 pm
The Indiana Department of Health and Human Services recently ruled that found a local nursing home in Jeffersonville is deficient in seven categories. [read post]
13 Apr 2010, 12:44 pm
The United States' Federal Health and Human Services Department issued a troubling 2009 quality report on the rates of hospital-acquired infections. [read post]
24 May 2023, 1:31 pm
Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its plan to allow the Notifications of Enforcement Discretion issued under HIPAA and the HITECH Act during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) to expire on May 11, 2023. [read post]
9 Aug 2019, 12:30 pm
Under the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has abandoned its duty to fight against discrimination in health care. [read post]
4 Jan 2013, 11:11 am
As physicians, nurses, therapists and health care providers continue to utilize new smart phones, tablets, and laptops in caring for patients, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has responded with educational videos, worksheets and guidance to help health care providers create a “culture of compliance and awareness” and to protect patients’ Protected Health Information… [read post]
4 Jan 2013, 11:11 am
As physicians, nurses, therapists and health care providers continue to utilize new smart phones, tablets, and laptops in caring for patients, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has responded with educational videos, worksheets and guidance to help health care providers create a “culture of compliance and awareness” and to protect patients’ Protected Health Information… [read post]
5 Feb 2020, 9:58 am
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to help individuals with post-deployment mental health disorders by pairing them with dogs to train as service animals. [read post]
12 Jun 2019, 4:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services (see prior posting) expanding the protection of conscience rights for health care providers. [read post]
25 Jun 2009, 8:23 am
According to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the defendants "participated in schemes to submit claims to Medicare for treatments that were in fact medically unnecessary and oftentimes, never provided. [read post]
21 Oct 2012, 10:41 pm
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) completed review on no (“0”) proposed or final rules last week, but at least the Department of the Treasury (DOTr) updated its Iranian assets blocking regulations and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) submitted its calendar year 2013 hospital and physician reimbursement rates. [read post]
10 Oct 2012, 6:16 am
CONGRESSMEN PUSH HHS TO RESPOND TO STATES’ PPACA QUESTIONSIn an October 4 letter to Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee renewed their request that HHS respond promptly to all outstanding questions from states regarding implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). [read post]
20 Mar 2012, 7:42 am
Final SBC Regulations[*] implementing the Affordable Care Act’s summary of benefits and coverage requirements jointly published February 14, 2012 by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (the Departments) will require most health plans and health insurers begin providing the SBC and Uniform Glossary meeting Department standards to covered persons and coverage applicants beginning on… [read post]
27 Jul 2008, 8:29 pm
"We are pleased to be able to offer the public a way to track how their money is spent in the Medicaid program," Emma Forkner, director of the state Department of Health and Human Services, said in a statement. [read post]
23 Nov 2020, 4:20 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released complementary rules this past Friday, November 20, 2020, to modernize and clarify the regulations that interpret the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law) and the federal Anti-Kickback Statute. [read post]
3 Mar 2009, 10:53 am
HB 2367 would ban the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA) in products intended for use by children, while HB 2792 would give the Department of Human Services the authority to identify chemicals of high concern that pose significant risks to the health of children or developing fetuses. [read post]
27 Dec 2012, 5:23 am
Of that total: Almost $1.605 billion (32%) recovered in FCA cases filed by the government;Approximately $3.325 billion (67%) recovered in QT cases where government intervened;$29.387 million (.059%) recovered in QT cases where government did not intervene; andTotal relator share awards: nearly $431 million (8.7% of total recoveries and judgments).The DOJ divides the FCA/QT new matters and recoveries into three major categories: statistics related to Health and Human… [read post]
1 Oct 2014, 3:35 pm
Government officials emphasized the importance of risk analysis and risk management in safeguarding PHI at the Seventh Annual “Safeguarding Health Information: Building Assurance Through HIPAA Security” conference held from September 23–24, 2014, and co-hosted by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR). [read post]
