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24 Jun 2013, 11:51 am
The report indicates that The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “meaningful use” incentive programs as well as additional requirements for detailed reporting of quality metrics have been major catalysts for the development and implementations of EDISs. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 8:55 am
Medicare, Medicaid and their private insurance counterparts spend billions of dollars on operations that shouldn’t be done, draining health care dollars that could go to far better use. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 8:53 am
Private, for-profit contractors MTC and Health Assurance operate the prison and provide health care services, respectively, but it is MDOC that is responsible for ensuring that conditions of confinement meet Constitutional standards. [read post]
23 Jun 2013, 4:28 am
On June 20, the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services released a report concluding that 700 prescribers of drugs reimbursed by Medicare’s Part D program exhibited “questionable” prescribing patterns, including ordering extremely high numbers of prescriptions per beneficiary, having a very large number of pharmacies filling prescriptions, ordering large numbers of Schedules II and III drugs (which are prone to… [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 11:00 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to create financial integrity and oversight standards for certain health insurance programs.The Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) adopted recommendations on the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) adjudication consistency, independent agencies’ use of cost-benefit analysis, the informal rulemaking record, and… [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 2:43 pm
In the case, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) attempted to justify its failure to promote an African-American employee to a position for which she had been selected by pointing first to a hiring freeze and subsequent hiring controls placed on HHS, and later to the ultimate elimination of the position. [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 2:23 pm
On June 13, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Office of Inspector General ("OIG") released Advisory opinion 13-03 regarding a proposed arrangement for clinical laboratory services. [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 9:42 am
To enforce the Policy Requirement, the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 7:26 am
This case was investigated by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigations, the United States Secret Service, as well as the Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Inspector General (OIG). [read post]
17 Jun 2013, 7:07 am
By Rachel Grunberger and Anna Kraus The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on June 14 that it reached a settlement with Shasta Regional Medical Center (SRMC) in California over potential violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. [read post]
16 Jun 2013, 10:18 pm
Department of Agriculture (USDA) green-lighted it for use in U.S. in May, 2011. [read post]
15 Jun 2013, 9:19 pm
Food and Drug Administration’s assigned department, Health and Human Services (HHS), has 16. [read post]
14 Jun 2013, 6:12 pm
Posted by Michael YoungToday, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Civil Rights (OCR), joined with the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange and hosted an online seminar discussing HITECH requirements in the new Final Rule. [read post]
14 Jun 2013, 12:53 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights today (June 14, 2013). [read post]
14 Jun 2013, 12:03 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights today (June 14, 2013). [read post]
14 Jun 2013, 12:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposed a rule to create a list of qualifying pathogens that could pose a serious threat to public health.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sought public comment on the foreign ownership of nuclear power plants.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requested proposals for fuel options to assist the industry in transitioning to unleaded fuel.The Fish and Wildlife Service (FSA) proposed classifying as… [read post]
13 Jun 2013, 2:48 pm
Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has expanded the list over the past decade, and personal injury lawyers and medical professionals now use the term to signify not only especially egregious errors in the healthcare setting, such as wrong-site surgery, but also to indicate adverse events that are “unambiguous, serious, and usually preventable. [read post]
13 Jun 2013, 8:35 am
A federal task force advising the Department of Health and Human Services also concluded in 2010 that gene patents were not necessary as an incentive to finding genes, or providing genetic testing. [read post]
13 Jun 2013, 7:20 am
Under this measure, the Department of Health and Human Services will be the agency to provide the oversight. [read post]
12 Jun 2013, 1:15 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) showed that use of germ-killing soap and ointment on all patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) significantly reduces bloodstream infections. [read post]
