Search for: "HH" Results 4101 - 4120 of 9,481
Sort by Relevance | Sort by Date
RSS Subscribe: 20 results | 100 results
20 Oct 2015, 10:39 am by Susan Edwards and Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently released a “Policy Reminder” on how “information blocking” — defined by HHS as knowingly and unreasonably interfering with the exchange or use of electronic health information — may affect protection under the regulatory electronic health records (EHR) safe harbor to the federal anti-kickback statute (AKS). [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 8:46 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Ranching businesses that employ foreign workers with H-2A VISAs to herd sheep, goats, cattle or other range livestock (“Herders”) should begin preparing to comply with significant changes in the Labor Department regulations governing the recruitment and employment of Herders made in the new Labor Department Final Regulation on Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Range (Final Rule). [read post]
19 Oct 2015, 8:00 am
The answer to that is revealing (and more than a bit disturbing): According to HHS Secretary Burntwell, "our target assumes something that is pretty challenging, which is that more than one out of every four of the eligible uninsured will select plans. [read post]
16 Oct 2015, 7:08 am by John Elwood
There, New Hampshire Right to Life (presumably a subchapter of New Hampshire Right to Live Free or Die (Hard)) unsuccessfully sought to obtain records from HHS about a grant given to Planned Parenthood of Northern New England under the Freedom of Information Act. [read post]
15 Oct 2015, 7:29 am by Steven Koprince
In its report, the GAO reviewed bridge contracts awarded by three agencies: DoD, HHS, and the Department of Justice. [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 12:06 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) has announced that it is expanding its Settlement Conference Facilitation pilot’s eligibility criteria to include more pending appeals. [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 7:54 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of Inspector General is once again calling for states to clamp down on Medicaid reimbursement for durable medical equipment (DME) and supplies. [read post]
13 Oct 2015, 7:19 am by Paul Otto
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has launched an online portal designed to solicit questions from mHealth developers regarding compliance with HIPAA privacy and security requirements. [read post]
12 Oct 2015, 9:07 pm by Rebecca C. Morgan Stetson Law
” Witnesses included a representative of the Senior Medicare Patrol, HHS,... [read post]
9 Oct 2015, 12:15 pm by John Elwood
John Elwood reviews this week’s relisted cases. [read post]
8 Oct 2015, 9:30 pm by RegBlog
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced that sustainability would not be included as a factor in the 2015 guidelines, explaining that the guidelines “would not be an appropriate vehicle for this important policy conversation. [read post]
6 Oct 2015, 7:01 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On October 20, 2015, the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is hosting a public town hall meeting to respond to questions related to its September 8, 2015 proposed rule that would modernize HHS regulations governing human research subjects under the Common Rule. [read post]
6 Oct 2015, 6:43 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) continues to question the appropriateness of payments to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) under the Medicare SNF prospective payment system (PPS). [read post]
5 Oct 2015, 3:13 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
On or before that date, HHSC must submit to a legislative committee overseeing the HHS transformation, a transition plan for reorganizing the HHS system along functional lines. [read post]
5 Oct 2015, 1:03 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has released its final Federal Health IT Strategic Plan for 2015-2020. [read post]
1 Oct 2015, 6:28 am by Marcy Wilder
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) needs to improve and expand its health privacy and data breach enforcement efforts. [read post]
30 Sep 2015, 4:26 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
News release: “Health and emergency preparedness professionals now have access to the nation’s first and most comprehensive system of resources designed specifically to help communities better prepare for and manage the health impacts of disasters. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 10:22 am by Valerie Butera and Jonathan K. Hoerner
This should provide enough time for a hospital to arrange transportation of a patient potentially infected with Ebola to an official HHS assessment or treatment facility for continued care. [read post]
28 Sep 2015, 2:10 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Oil and gas service giant Halliburton, has agreed to pay $18,293,557 to 1,016 employees nationwide to settle charges by the U.S. [read post]