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24 Sep 2012, 5:07 am
On August 31, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), along with the Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued guidance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the “Affordable Care Act”) on the application of the employer responsibility standards to large employers (the employer “play or pay” mandate), IRS… [read post]
23 Sep 2012, 10:45 pm
As noted previously, this action is ostensibly a memorandum (HHS claims it is an exercise of discretion), but the House Ways and Means Committee and Education and Workforce Committee seem to believe that it is a rule and that the CRA applies. [read post]
23 Sep 2012, 10:02 pm
Healthcare providers, Medicare, Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) intermediaries, State Medicaid and CHIP fund recipients, Medicare and Medicaid Advantage Plan and others wanting to get a leg up on potential audit targets likely to draw the attention of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) and their health care fraud auditors [...] [read post]
23 Sep 2012, 8:32 pm
The Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the HHS-Office of Inspector General (OIG) jointly announced the charges. [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 12:25 pm
Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) are charged with detecting fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare Parts A, B, C, D, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, and Orthotics Suppliers (DMEPOS), Home Health and Hospice agencies (HH+H), and Medi-Medi (a partnership between Medicaid and Medicare designed to enhance collaboration between the two programs to reduce fraud, waste and abuse). [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 11:56 am
On September 17, 2012, the HHS Office of Civil Rights ("OCR") announced another settlement and corrective action plan following an entity’s breach self-report required by HITECH’s Breach Notification Rule. [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 7:25 am
Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) are charged with detecting fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare Parts A, B, C, D, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, and Orthotics Suppliers (DMEPOS), Home Health and Hospice agencies (HH+H), and Medi-Medi (a partnership between Medicaid and Medicare designed to enhance collaboration between the two programs to reduce fraud, waste and abuse). [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 7:25 am
Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) are charged with detecting fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare Parts A, B, C, D, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, and Orthotics Suppliers (DMEPOS), Home Health and Hospice agencies (HH+H), and Medi-Medi (a partnership between Medicaid and Medicare designed to enhance collaboration between the two programs to reduce fraud, waste and abuse). [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 7:25 am
Zone Program Integrity Contractors (ZPICs) are charged with detecting fraud, waste and abuse in Medicare Parts A, B, C, D, Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, and Orthotics Suppliers (DMEPOS), Home Health and Hospice agencies (HH+H), and Medi-Medi (a partnership between Medicaid and Medicare designed to enhance collaboration between the two programs to reduce fraud, waste and abuse). [read post]
21 Sep 2012, 12:30 am
Top stories today via @SymantecHellas # Fourteen Defendants Charged In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme http://t.co/R5zPzn8R # Hackers steal info on 200,000 Navy personnel http://t.co/g9FwbMCD # HHS Announces $1.5 Million HIPAA Settlement with Massachusetts Facilities http://t.co/tYDtmE67 # NY: Women’s claim holds City of Newburgh liable for data breach http://t.co/IoYPDDXX # Ediscovery and DataProtection Daily is out! [read post]
19 Sep 2012, 1:39 pm
By letter dated August 20, 2012 from the office of the United States Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana, the Court was advised that HHS/CMS would not participate in the hearing. [read post]
18 Sep 2012, 1:26 pm
With the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and other federal agencies stepping up their civil rights and discrimination compliance audits and enforcement activities and private plaintiff discrimination suits against health care providers and other health industry organizations rising, health care, housing, health insurance and other organizations subject to these requirements are encouraged to learn more about HHS’ view and… [read post]
18 Sep 2012, 5:42 am
Late yesterday, the HHS Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") announced that it had reached a $1.5 million settlement with Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. [read post]
18 Sep 2012, 4:49 am
In another case of a breach reported to HHS Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), a HIPAA covered health care provider, the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc. [read post]
17 Sep 2012, 7:09 pm
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) $1.5 million and take a series of corrective actions to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule under the resolution agreement available here (“Resolution Agreement”) announced by the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) on September 17, 2012. [read post]
14 Sep 2012, 2:25 pm
The EHB bulletin the HHS issued in December 2011 is not enough, he said. [read post]
14 Sep 2012, 11:07 am
By Robb Harvey & Keith RandallMedical record custodians beware—rules promulgated by the federal Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") are placing increased focus on, and imposing increased penalties for, data intrusions and thefts related to medical records. [read post]
13 Sep 2012, 7:57 am
Ethics “HHS chief violated law restricting political activity, OSC finds” by Eric Katz in Government Executive. [read post]
13 Sep 2012, 4:04 am
District Judge upheld the state’s site-specific alternative criteria for streams and rivers EPA: Texas Air; TX filed lawsuit challenging Cross-State Air Pollution Rules; application rule to TX was particularly dubious because state was included in the regulation at the last minute and without an opportunity to respond to the proposed regulation; regulation was based on a dubious claim that air pollution from TX affected a single air-quality monitor in Granite City, Illinois more than 500 miles… [read post]
12 Sep 2012, 8:47 pm
Politico reports. [read post]
