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3 Feb 2017, 5:25 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is once again applying an inflation increase to maximum civil monetary penalty (CMP) amounts for HHS agencies and programs – less than five months after the last inflation hike and notwithstanding the Trump Administration’s recently-announced regulatory freeze. [read post]
2 Feb 2017, 6:04 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Furthermore, in September 2012, the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued the findings from its audit of Children’s that focused on information technology controls for devices such as smartphones and USB drives. [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 7:19 am by Debra A. McCurdy and Brenda Boschetto
HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigations also resulted in 765 criminal actions related to Medicare and Medicaid and 690 civil actions (e.g., false claims and unjust-enrichment lawsuits filed in federal district court, civil monetary penalties settlements, and administrative recoveries related to provider self-disclosure matters). [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 6:49 am by Christina Hultsch
On Jan. 11, 2017, MAPFRE Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico (MAPFRE Life) entered into a Resolution Agreement with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS) in which MAPFRE Life agreed to pay approximately $2.2 million and enter into a corrective action plan (CAP) with a duration of three years in exchange for a release of HHS’ claims related to certain HIPAA violations by MAPFRE Life. [read post]
31 Jan 2017, 6:49 am by Christina Hultsch
On Jan. 11, 2017, MAPFRE Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico (MAPFRE Life) entered into a Resolution Agreement with the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS) in which MAPFRE Life agreed to pay approximately $2.2 million and enter into a corrective action plan (CAP) with a duration of three years in exchange for a release of HHS’ claims related to certain HIPAA violations by MAPFRE Life. [read post]
Notwithstanding, during the Access Board’s briefing held on Tuesday, January 10, 2017, the MDE Accessibility Standards Advisory Committee noted that its mission was to develop technical accessibility requirements that would be adopted by Federal enforcing authorities (such as the DOJ, FDA, HHS, and VA), at which point health care providers subject to their jurisdiction will be required to acquire accessible medical diagnostic equipment that complies with the MDE Standards. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 1:33 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has published a final rule to implement civil money penalty (CMP) provisions added to section 340B of the Public Health Service Act under the Affordable Care Act. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 1:30 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
On January 31, 2017, the Senate Finance Committee is set to vote on the nomination of Rep. [read post]
Requires the FDA to, where appropriate, standardize the requirements of the HHS Human Subject Regulations and the FDA Human Subject Regulations. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 3:45 am by Debra A. McCurdy
H.R. 315, the Improving Access to Maternity Care Act, to direct HHS to collect data to identify maternity health care professional shortage areas. [read post]
30 Jan 2017, 2:18 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a report, “Vulnerabilities Remain Under Medicare’s 2-Midnight Hospital Policy,” which assessed changes in hospital inpatient and outpatient stays since implementation of the “2-midnight” policy. [read post]
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and 15 other government agencies published a final rule updating regulations governing the protection of human research subjects, which is commonly referred to as the “Common Rule. [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 1:21 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from enforcing requirements in its Affordable Care Act (ACA) Nondiscrimination Section 1557 regulations prohibiting discrimination on the basis of gender identity. [read post]
25 Jan 2017, 7:35 am by Joy Waltemath
“Employers will also be eager to understand how the IRS, HHS, and DOL plan to enforce other ACA requirements pending repeal and to what extent the agencies will go beyond their discretion via the rulemaking process to pull back regulatory requirements prior to legislative action. [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 2:47 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In addition to affirming President Trump’s commitment to seek the prompt repeal of the ACA, the Executive Order seeks to mitigate the burden of the ACA pending Congressional repeal by ordering  the Departments Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), Treasury (Treasury)  and other agencies with ACA authority (Agencies) to exercise all available authority and discretion to the “maximum extent permitted by law:” To waive, defer, grant exemptions… [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 11:35 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In addition to affirming President Trump’s commitment to seek the prompt repeal of the ACA, the Executive Order seeks to mitigate the burden of the ACA pending Congressional repeal by ordering  the Departments Health and Human Services (HHS), Labor (DOL), Treasury (Treasury)  and other agencies with ACA authority (Agencies) to exercise all available authority and discretion to the “maximum extent permitted by law”: To waive, defer, grant exemptions… [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 11:34 am by Kate McGovern Tornone
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its ability to offer flexibility to states in how they implement Medicaid, Beecher added. [read post]
23 Jan 2017, 8:56 am by Kevin S. Little
  HHS and DOJ employ sophisticated data mining, predictive analytics, trend evaluation and modeling approaches in their oversight of Federal programs and related law enforcement activities. [read post]