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1 Mar 2016, 3:53 am
In January, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule, which modifies HIPAA privacy rules to allow for easier sharing between certain HIPAA covered entities and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). [read post]
3 Sep 2024, 2:51 pm
ShareThe Supreme Court on Tuesday denied a request from Oklahoma to reinstate over $4 million in funding for family-planning projects while the state’s challenge to the termination of the grant by the federal Department of Health and Human Services continues in the lower courts. [read post]
21 Feb 2017, 4:41 am
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) fined a Texas hospital $3.2 million for its impermissible disclosure of unsecured electronic protected health information (ePHI) and non-compliance over many years with multiple standards of the HIPAA Security Rule. [read post]
13 Mar 2012, 9:15 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) list (the “HHS List”) of breaches of unsecured PHI affecting 500 or more individuals (the “List Breaches”). [read post]
2 May 2016, 9:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), entered into a $750,000 settlement with a North Carolina orthopaedic clinic arising from the clinic’s disclosure of x-ray films and related protected health information of 17,300 patients to an entity that was engaged by the clinic to transfer x-ray images to electronic media. [read post]
7 Jul 2011, 3:30 pm
On June 10, 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded to KPMG a $9.2 million contract to create an audit protocol and then audit covered entities’ and business associates’ compliance with the privacy and security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). [read post]
17 Oct 2013, 8:43 am
Department of Human Services ("OIG") issued an Advisory Opinion favorable to a non-profit health services organization's ("Requestor's") proposal to provide free dental screenings and services to uninsured children while billing Medicaid for the same services provided to children who were Medicaid beneficiaries. [read post]
21 Oct 2021, 8:13 am
According to the Department of Health and Human Services, 7 in 10 seniors are now expected to need long-term care before they pass away. [read post]
29 Oct 2020, 12:08 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued a joint cybersecurity advisory stating they have credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. hospitals and healthcare providers. [read post]
28 Jul 2011, 3:54 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provided an important status update about ongoing research studies examining the lifetime ban on blood donations from men who have ever had sex with other men since 1977. [read post]
16 May 2022, 5:00 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently took note of some of the issues providers are having with MA plans and may present a new avenue for providers dealing with these issues. [read post]
16 Aug 2022, 3:35 pm
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS), the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and three local health departments – Kent, Ottawa and Oakland – are investigating a recent increase in the number of illnesses related to E. coli bacteria. [read post]
Will the Real Evidence-Based Ebola Policy Please Stand Up? Seven Takeaways From Maine DHHS v. Hickox
6 Nov 2014, 8:44 am
The case I mentioned in my last post, Maine Department of Health and Human Services v. [read post]
15 Dec 2015, 10:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 or “HIPAA”. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 3:14 pm
A five-year corporate integrity agreement will be overseen by the Department of Health and Human Service’s inspector general’s office. [read post]
24 May 2010, 8:52 am
The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) within the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has announced that it will more closely examine covered entities’ breach notification and risk mitigation plans. [read post]
25 Mar 2010, 2:06 pm
As required by Section 13402(e)(4) of the HITECH Act, The Office of Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human Services has posted a list of PHI breaches affecting 500 or more individuals. [read post]
10 Apr 2011, 9:55 pm
By James DeGiulio -- Last year, following Genzyme's inability to supply patient needs for the enzyme replacement drug Fabrazyme, concerned Fabry patients petitioned the Department for Health and Human Services (HHS) to exercise the government's "march-in" rights under the Bayh-Dole Act and force Genzyme to license the patents covering the drug to other manufacturers who can produce the needed Fabrazyme quantities (see "Genzyme's… [read post]
14 Mar 2023, 9:02 am
Department of Health and Human Services Special Agent in Charge Maureen Dixon explained, “Prescriptions which are not medically necessary, and not for a medically accepted indication, will not be paid for by Medicare and Medicaid. [read post]
31 Aug 2013, 10:33 pm
Stamer is recognized, internationally, nationally and locally for her more than 25 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]
