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28 Feb 2021, 10:00 pm
At the 11th hour, the US Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), with coordination and review by the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Health and Human Services (collectively, the Agencies), finally issued guidance on the suspension of certain deadlines under the Employee Retirement Income Securities Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended… [read post]
13 Jun 2011, 11:30 am
HHS Secretary Shecantbeserious may be relaxing some privacy rules:"The Department of Health and Human Services says patients should have the right to see who has accessed their electronic health records. [read post]
5 May 2009, 2:03 pm
Handling these situations are very fact specific and depend upon a number of factors.The new federal breach notification requirements contained in the HITECH section of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) do not apply because the provisions do not go into effect until 30 days after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes the interim final data breach notification regulations which has not yet occurred. [read post]
9 May 2014, 11:05 am
Department of Health and Human Services, has issued new model COBRA notices. [read post]
14 Apr 2023, 2:56 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) announced that four Notifications of Enforcement Discretion (“Notifications”) that were issued under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended, and its implementing regulations (collectively, “HIPAA”) during the COVID-19 pandemic will expire on May 11, 2023. [read post]
19 Apr 2021, 11:30 am
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in conjunction with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), on Friday announced changes to NIH requirements regarding proposed human fetal tissue research (HFT), reversing several restrictions put in place during the Trump administration. [read post]
22 May 2019, 12:04 pm
UK pharmaceutical giant Mallinckrodt filed suit against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) on Tuesday to defend profitability of their drug, Acthar Gel Injection (Acthar). [read post]
5 Jul 2012, 1:31 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has posted an audit protocol on its website to provide information about the procedures currently being used by OCR as part of its new audit program. [read post]
6 Oct 2017, 10:29 am
(CNN)In a blow to Obamacare's controversial contraceptive mandate, employers may now have more leeway to withhold birth control coverage on religious grounds, according to new rules issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services on Friday. [read post]
29 Sep 2015, 10:22 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) designated a system of 55 hospitals nationwide to manage suspected Ebola cases, but all hospitals have the potential to encounter a patient infected with Ebola or other pandemic disease, just as Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital discovered last year when a patient infected with Ebola presented to its emergency department. [read post]
27 May 2015, 12:25 pm
In an effort to help members of the health IT community better understand the federal laws relating to interoperability, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), part of the Department of Health and Human Services, has published a revised Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information. [read post]
25 Feb 2014, 7:08 am
The Department of Health and Human Services announced on February 24 that it is seeking information about conducting a pre-audit survey. [read post]
17 Feb 2015, 7:52 am
The Department of Health and Human Services initiated a five-year pilot program in 2008 to encourage physicians in 12 cities and states to use electronic health records. [read post]
25 Apr 2024, 7:28 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) amends the HIPAA Privacy Rule to bolster protections for individuals’ reproductive health information. [read post]
7 Feb 2022, 4:00 am
In the first advisory opinion of 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) allowed Medicaid beneficiaries to qualify for a benefit available to low-income individuals, even though the arrangement would not qualify as a “retailer reward. [read post]
19 Jan 2021, 10:00 pm
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued its ruling in the landmark HIPAA case between The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MD Anderson) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [read post]
23 Mar 2016, 4:12 pm
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [official website] argues that the mandate is not a cognizable burden under the Religious Freedom... [read post]
26 Jul 2012, 11:49 am
[JURIST] The Thomas More Law Center [advocacy website] on Wednesday filed a motion [text, PDF; press release] in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan [official website] asking the court to block a controversial employer insurance mandate, issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [official website], that is scheduled to go into effect on August 1. [read post]
12 Feb 2009, 6:57 am
[JURIST] The US Court of Federal Claims [official website] on Thursday rejected arguments made in three test cases against the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) [official website; HHS statement] by families alleging that their children's autism was caused by a combination of common childhood vaccines. [read post]
16 Mar 2020, 9:14 am
To address the impact of COVID-19 on patient privacy, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights recently issued a bulletin discussing how HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates may use or disclose patient information during an outbreak or other emergency situation. [read post]
