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24 Apr 2014, 6:56 am
The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services announced on April 22, 2014 that they had imposed nearly $2 million in penalties on two entities as a result of the theft of unencrypted laptops. [read post]
23 Apr 2014, 8:09 am
All information was gathered from Department of Health and Human Services OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL’S Report on ADVERSE EVENTS IN SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES: NATIONAL INCIDENCE AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES For more information please view the report at http://oig.hhs.gov/oei/reports/oei-06-11-00370.pdf The post Health or Harm, Should We Have to Choose? [read post]
21 Apr 2014, 6:26 am
In the weekly Standard, Adam White examines Justice Anthony Kennedy’s comments – made at the oral arguments in the challenges to the Affordable Care Act’s contraception mandate – on Congress’s delegation of power in the ACA to the Department of Health and Human Services, and he suggests that courts can “vindicate constitutional design simply in the way that they interpret statutes and review agencies’ implementation of… [read post]
18 Apr 2014, 7:04 am
The Departments of Energy, Transportation, and Health and Human Services – despite holding a treasure trove of sensitive U.S. data – had no meaningful disclosures to judge whether they are in fact following the president's order to incorporate the Fair Information Practice Principles. [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 1:29 pm
According to the Washington Times, a report from the office of the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services says that, despite new regulations in force as a result of the Affordable Care Act, the practice of doctors billing Medicare for home visits they never made has become rampant, with the financial hit amounting up to $2 billion. [read post]
17 Apr 2014, 6:26 am
As observed in a report by the Brennan Center for Justice, executive power has been used in expansive ways by both progressive and conservative presidents in the past: President Reagan imposed greater oversight and control over agency actions by creating the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), President Clinton catalyzed welfare reform through the Department of Health and Human Services, and President Bush issued orders ranging from the… [read post]
16 Apr 2014, 9:41 am
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) released the March 2014 edition of Compendium of Priority Recommendations, (“Compendium“) which for the first time addressed the need for reform in nursing home care. [read post]
16 Apr 2014, 7:32 am
My Fox Rothschild LLP colleague, Todd Rodriguez, recently posted a blog describing the new HIPAA “Security Risk Assessment Tool” (SRA Tool) developed by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a collaboration between the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). [read post]
15 Apr 2014, 10:02 pm
Like Denmark, the U.S. poultry industry and the federal government recognize that Salmonella is a very serious issue and we use the best science, data and technologies available to protect public health. [read post]
13 Apr 2014, 8:59 am
Aereo’s retransmission service and the Google Books project are cases in point. [read post]
11 Apr 2014, 3:01 pm
Or an inspector from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration shows up at your door. [read post]
11 Apr 2014, 2:01 pm
Or an inspector from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration shows up at your door. [read post]
11 Apr 2014, 8:57 am
<> EPA Awards Over $9 Million to Universities for Research to Help Predict the Implications of Chemicals on Human Health and the Environment - grants to Arizona State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara to better understand the impacts of chemicals and nanomaterials throughout their life cycle — from design, manufacture, use and disposal. [read post]
11 Apr 2014, 8:48 am
<> EPA Awards Over $9 Million to Universities for Research to Help Predict the Implications of Chemicals on Human Health and the Environment - grants to Arizona State University and the University of California, Santa Barbara to better understand the impacts of chemicals and nanomaterials throughout their life cycle — from design, manufacture, use and disposal. [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 9:10 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Department of Justice (DOJ), and relators’ attorneys will likely utilize these data to initiate investigations and support complaints under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 8:39 am
<> Mine Safety: Basis for Proposed Exposure Limit on Respirable Coal Mine Dust and Possible Approaches for Lowering Dust Levels, April 09, 2014 - What GAO Found The Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) appropriately did not use recent trend data on coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) as a basis for its proposal to lower the. . . [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 6:30 am
These services include handling the functions normally done by the various administrative departments of the client employer including: • Workers’ compensation insurance • Recruiting and hiring • Background checks • Training and development • Drug testing • Health insurance • Payroll administration • Human resources activities • Employee benefits • Safety and risk management • Taxes The PEO… [read post]
10 Apr 2014, 1:10 am
Photo MIAMI — Two Florida doctors who received the nation’s highest Medicare reimbursements in 2012 are both major contributors to Democratic Party causes, and they have turned to the political system in recent years to defend themselves against suspicions that they may have submitted fraudulent or excessive charges to the federal government.The pattern of large Medicare payments and six-figure political donations shows up among several of the doctors whose payment records were… [read post]
9 Apr 2014, 1:29 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the public availability of a Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (PUF), which includes data on payment, submitted charges, and services and proc [read post]
9 Apr 2014, 1:29 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the public availability of a Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File (PUF), which includes data on payment, submitted charges, and services and proc [read post]
