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10 May 2017, 8:42 am
A similar cybersecurity initiative is being developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). [read post]
9 May 2017, 11:23 am
While there is no private cause of action for violations of HIPAA, complaints can be filed with the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), states’ Departments of Health, federal third-party Payors (Medicare, TRICARE, VA, etc), state licensing boards, and, in some cases, state law may provide a cause of action for individuals under specific state privacy laws. [read post]
4 May 2017, 11:03 am
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. [read post]
4 May 2017, 11:03 am
Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General. [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 6:14 pm
OCR announced the first OCR HIPAA settlement involving a wireless health services provider Monday, April 24. [read post]
25 Apr 2017, 3:21 pm
Among other things, group health plans and their fiduciaries can face audits, litigation and enforcement actions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and other health plans for improperly coordinating plan claims with other coverage as well as lawsuits from covered persons, their health care providers or other beneficiaries, the Department of Labor and CMS, or others seeking to enforce rights to benefits,… [read post]
24 Apr 2017, 5:08 pm
That’s the clear message to covered entities and their business associates in the April 17, 2017 HIPAA Resolution Agreement just announced by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) with the Center for Children’s Digestive Health (CCDH). [read post]
18 Apr 2017, 1:38 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its fiscal year (FY) 2018 inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) proposed rule. [read post]
14 Apr 2017, 12:07 pm
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has published a final rule intended to help improve the risk pool and stabilize the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Insurance Exchanges for 2018 – even as CMS contends that consumers “have faced double-digit premium increases, fewer plans to choose from, and a market that continues to be threatened by insurance issuer exits. [read post]
12 Apr 2017, 9:35 pm
Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) charges it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule by failing to implement a security management process to safeguard electronic protected health information (ePHI). [read post]
3 Apr 2017, 9:40 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. [read post]
3 Apr 2017, 9:30 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. [read post]
9 Mar 2017, 1:31 pm
Although the guidance primarily focused on the use of copay coupons under Medicare Part D, the agency specifically noted that the prohibition applies to all federal health care programs. [read post]
20 Feb 2017, 8:00 pm
The post News from DC – Department of Health and Human Services Nominees appeared first on Health Law Pulse. [read post]
16 Feb 2017, 11:24 am
On February 15, 2017, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to stabilize the individual and small group health insurance market by increasing incentives for individuals to maintain enrollment in health plans, decreasing incentives to enroll in coverage only after healthcare services are needed, and reducing the regulatory burdens for insurers participating in health insurance exchanges. [read post]
17 Jan 2017, 1:26 pm
On January 17, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) finalized certain changes to the Medicare appeals process, with the intent to provide increased transparency and efficiency to cure the current backlog in pending appeals. [read post]
20 Dec 2016, 10:56 am
The GAO recommends that CMS add information to the Five-Star System that allows homes to be compared nationally (which the Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) contends is difficult because of variations in state surveys). [read post]
19 Dec 2016, 2:58 pm
That is one-third of Medicare nursing home patients. [read post]
12 Dec 2016, 8:57 am
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new rule to prevent long-term care facilities that accept Medicare or Medicaid from forcing residents into arbitration. [read post]
12 Dec 2016, 8:57 am
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new rule to prevent long-term care facilities that accept Medicare or Medicaid from forcing residents into arbitration. [read post]
