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2 May 2016, 8:00 pm by Eric A. Packel
In healthcare, we often see separate investigations initiated by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) a state attorney general (AG) (or even multistate investigations by several AGs). [read post]
2 May 2016, 9:00 am by Steven Boutwell
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), entered into a $750,000 settlement with a North Carolina orthopaedic clinic arising from the clinic’s disclosure of x-ray films and related protected health information of 17,300 patients to an entity that was engaged by the clinic to transfer x-ray images to electronic media. [read post]
2 May 2016, 4:54 am by Debra A. McCurdy
In addition, S. 483 requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to prepare a report on drug diversion and treatment, focusing on such issues as:   obstacles to legitimate patient access to controlled substances; prevention of diversion of controlled substances; pain management and opioid prescribing clinical guidelines; state prescription drug monitoring programs; and prescription opioid reporting requirements. [read post]
30 Apr 2016, 6:25 am by Peter Thompson & Associates
An investigation is being launched by the state Department of Health and Human Services Division of Licensing and Regulatory Services, according to the Portland Press Herald. [read post]
27 Apr 2016, 9:01 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employer and other group health plan sponsors, fiduciaries and administrators and  individual and group health insurers should confirm their plan documents and practices comply with new additional guidance on when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive care mandates set forth in Public Health Services (PHS) Act section 2713, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) require… [read post]
27 Apr 2016, 9:01 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Employer and other group health plan sponsors, fiduciaries and administrators and  individual and group health insurers should confirm their plan documents and practices comply with new additional guidance on when the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) preventive care mandates set forth in Public Health Services (PHS) Act section 2713, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) require… [read post]
26 Apr 2016, 11:28 pm by Supreme People's Court Monitor
All the other government departments and entities commit to enforcing or coordinating the enforcement of the penalty measures through their regulatory systems to reporting to the NDRC and SPC quarterly through the social credit platform. [read post]
26 Apr 2016, 11:38 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Physicians, hospitals and other health care providers, health plans and health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates should review and tighten policies for allowing members of the media and even other staff, patients or visitors in their facilities not involved in patient care to film, photograph or otherwise observe a patient without that patient’s authorization in light of the Department of Health &… [read post]
24 Apr 2016, 8:54 pm by Eric Needs
The Department of Health and Human Services said New York-Presbyterian Hospital allowed the crew from ABC shooting “NY Med” film a patient who was dying and film another patient in significant distress. [read post]
22 Apr 2016, 8:17 pm by GGCRBHS&M
 The New York Presbyterian Hospital / Weill Cornell Medical Center recently settled a 2.2 million lawsuit with the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for allowing a TV crew to film two patients without their consent (see press release). [read post]
22 Apr 2016, 1:23 pm
Department of Health and Human Resources aimed at preventing fraud and enforcing Medicare law across the country. [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 3:52 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health care providers as providers and as health plan sponsors, health care clearinghouses and their business associates should reconfirm and ensure they can prove they have all required business associate agreements in place and otherwise properly are administering all policies, practices, safeguards and procedures for handling, using and disclosing electronic and other protected health information in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability… [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 10:07 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as stating. [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 10:07 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as stating. [read post]
21 Apr 2016, 6:40 am by The Law Offices of Richard Ansara, P.A.
Officers noted he had two prior convictions for driving under the influence, involuntary incarceration for substance abuse and previous involvement with the Florida Department of Children and Families’ child protective services. [read post]
20 Apr 2016, 11:21 am by The Federalist Society
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), relying on the Institute of Medicine, determined that the term encompassed, among other things, all FDA-approved contraceptive methods, including drugs and devices that could induce an abortion. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 4:59 pm by LindaMBeale
Mary Wakefield, who was nominated to be the deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (announced in a July 9, 2015 White House press release). [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 9:21 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
In February 2016, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission submitted a revised STP to CMS. [read post]
19 Apr 2016, 9:00 am by Julie LaVille Hamlet
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently announced that it reached resolution agreements and corrective action plans with two health care entities - a health system and a research institution - in connection with alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Protection Act of 1996 (HIPAA). [read post]
18 Apr 2016, 9:30 pm by Lisa A. Robinson
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) suggests a VSL of $9.0 million. [read post]