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19 Apr 2012, 2:20 pm
Investigators with the inspector general's office of the Health and Human Services Department have discovered that Nursing homes are ill prepared to protect their frail residents during a natural disaster. [read post]
6 Feb 2012, 6:27 am by Chris Gafner
Overview: The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently published its poverty guidelines for 2012. [read post]
11 Jan 2011, 12:04 pm
Department of Health and Human Services has reported that there are approximately 3 million reports of child abuse made every year. [read post]
Included in this growing list as well are the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Postal Service. [read post]
30 Jun 1999, 11:00 pm
In a move that caught some industry observers by surprise, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (“OIG”) issued a Special Advisory Bulletin on July 8, 1999, asserting that most so-called “gainsharing” arrangements are prohibited by federal law. [read post]
30 Jun 1999, 11:00 pm
In a move that caught some industry observers by surprise, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health & Human Services (“OIG”) issued a Special Advisory Bulletin on July 8, 1999, asserting that most so-called “gainsharing” arrangements are prohibited by federal law. [read post]
19 Nov 2020, 12:32 pm by Fox Rothschild LLP
The Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) recently settled four more investigations under the HIPAA Right of Access Initiative, which totals 11 settlements thus far. [read post]
23 Oct 2007, 3:22 pm
NPR's All Things Considered featured an interview today with Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, who was the first cabinet secretary to begin blogging professionally. [read post]
23 Jun 2013, 4:28 am by Ben Vernia
On June 20, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services released a report concluding that 700 prescribers of drugs reimbursed by Medicare’s Part D program exhibited “questionable” prescribing patterns, including ordering extremely high numbers of prescriptions per beneficiary, having a very large number of pharmacies filling prescriptions, ordering large numbers of Schedules II and III drugs (which are prone to… [read post]
8 Jul 2011, 11:09 am by Derek Mullins
., B-404896 (June 20, 2011), GAO sustained protests by three disappointed offerors, challenging GSA’s award regarding a lease of office space in suburban Maryland for the Department of Health and... [read post]
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) filed a Notice of Enforcement Decision (the “Notice of Enforcement”), confirming the agency’s reconsideration of its prior interpretation of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act’s (the “HITECH Act’s”) penalty structure. [read post]
16 Nov 2015, 8:00 am by Gregory J. Brod
Medicare Home Health Services Fraud In 2012, the Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) for the Department of Health and Human Services issued a report titled Inappropriate and Questionable Billing by Medicare Home Health Agencies. [read post]
9 Feb 2010, 10:43 am
As part the of nationwide “Communities Putting Prevention to Work” initiative (or as I like to call it, the “Duh” initiative), the Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $119 million in grant monies to states and U.S. territories to support efforts to reduce obesity, increase physical activity, improve nutrition and reduce smoking. [read post]
8 Jan 2009, 3:36 pm
CDC is collaborating with public health officials in many states, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), and the U.S. [read post]
27 Dec 2011, 6:02 am by David Dirr
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a proposed rule that would modify both the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) to allow laboratories to send test results directly to patients. [read post]
27 Oct 2021, 5:22 am by Andrew Hayes and Quynh La
On October 4, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a favorable advisory opinion on a proposal by a chiropractic clinic operator to extend an existing discount program to federal health plan beneficiaries. [read post]
12 Feb 2016, 8:20 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released rules that authorize providers and patients to designate trusted intermediaries who can access EHRs through open application program interfaces (APIs). [read post]
8 Mar 2013, 8:53 am by Ben Vernia
As part of the settlement, Grace has agreed to enter into a Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services that provides for procedures and reviews to be put in place to avoid and promptly detect conduct similar to that which gave rise to the settlement. [read post]
22 Apr 2013, 8:13 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer is recognized, internationally, nationally and locally for her more than 24 years of work, advocacy, education and publications on cutting edge health and managed care, employee benefit, human resources and related workforce, insurance and financial services, and health care matters. [read post]