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29 Apr 2019, 9:05 pm by Rachel E. Sachs
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is seeking to use the agency’s authority under CMMI to test a range of new delivery models, including several novel drug pricing reforms. [read post]
In a dramatic turn, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that effective immediately, penalties for many HIPAA violations will be subject to substantially reduced limits. [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]
29 Apr 2019, 10:28 am by William Ford
Nathan Sales, the coordinator for counterterrorism at the State Department. [read post]
29 Apr 2019, 7:21 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A Wisconsin employer did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) by ceasing to deduct union dues from employees’ paychecks for remittance to their certified union in response to Wisconsin’s enactment of a right-to-work law that curtailed dues checkoff, or communicating with employees about this action according the National Labor Relations Board ruling in Metalcraft of Mayville, Inc. [read post]
29 Apr 2019, 6:45 am by Patrick A. Malone
Alex Azar, who heads the federal Health and Human Services Department, said in a statement about the familiar infection: “Measles is not a harmless childhood illness, but a highly contagious, potentially life-threatening disease. [read post]
28 Apr 2019, 9:05 pm by Carmel Shachar
Department of Health and Human Services issuing regulations to tweak the insurance markets to better improve access rather than radically overhauling the entire industry. [read post]
28 Apr 2019, 9:15 am by Bert Rein
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed two regulatory initiatives—price disclosure in drug advertising and foreclosing rebates from manufacturers to pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs)—aimed at pushing prices down. [read post]
28 Apr 2019, 9:15 am by Bert Rein
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed two regulatory initiatives—price disclosure in drug advertising and foreclosing rebates from manufacturers to pharmacy benefits managers... [read post]
27 Apr 2019, 7:00 am by Jonathan Shaub
The Justice Department Touhy regulations, for example, state that “no present or former employee of the Department of Justice may testify or produce Departmental records in response to subpoenas or demands of courts or other authorities issued in any state or federal proceeding without obtaining prior approval by an appropriate Department official. [read post]
26 Apr 2019, 1:08 pm by Monica Williamson
This position is responsible for serving as the Legal Director of the Legal Department and providing services as the Realty Officer. [read post]
26 Apr 2019, 9:01 am by Lindsay Brewer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) explained in an FAQ the circumstances under which electronic health record (EHR) systems may be subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) liability for an app’s impermissible use or disclosure of electronic protected health information (ePHI). [read post]
25 Apr 2019, 11:41 am by Edward Smith
Department of Health and Human Services reports that about 8.6 million injuries occur yearly related to sports. [read post]
25 Apr 2019, 4:56 am by Kellie McTammany
The mechanisms and interpretation of communication may differ but the human need is the same. [read post]
24 Apr 2019, 2:23 pm by John Elwood
., 18-8 Issues: (1) Whether a state may require health-care facilities to dispose of fetal remains in the same manner as other human remains, i.e., by burial or cremation; and (2) whether a state may prohibit abortions motivated solely by the race, sex or disability of the fetus and require abortion doctors to inform patients of the prohibition. [read post]
With mounting cyberattacks on healthcare organizations, it’s not surprising that the industry’s primary federal regulator and HIPAA enforcer, the Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has been increasingly active. [read post]
22 Apr 2019, 11:30 am by Levin & Perconti
Three Veterans Die by Suicide in One Week at VA Facilities  Veterans advocacy groups are pleading for the inspectors general of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Defense and Department of Health and Human Services to promptly begin a joint investigation after three veterans took their own lives at VA facilities in just one week. [read post]