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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]
31 Jan 2017, 10:01 pm
” The Department of Public Health and Human Services website also flatly states “Montana should continue to prohibit the sale of non-pasteurized milk products. [read post]
2 Dec 2014, 2:14 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has released guidance regarding the use and sharing of patient information in emergency situations. [read post]
2 Nov 2012, 2:22 pm
On November 1, 2012, the American Hospital Association and four individual hospitals filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against Kathleen Sebelius, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, in an attempt to overturn this unreasonable policy and to force CMS to pay hospitals for the legitimate outpatient services provided. [read post]
22 Jul 2021, 6:05 am
However, this expansion has led to potential abuse concerns, prompting the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) to issue a statement announcing that OIG is conducting seven different audits, evaluations, and inspections of telehealth services under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. [read post]
17 Mar 2020, 6:55 pm
In coordination with this announcement, the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a notification stating that HHS has temporarily suspended certain HIPAA requirements and will exercise enforcement discretion in order to facilitate healthcare providers to provide these telehealth services. [read post]
26 Jul 2024, 5:48 pm
The Flathead City-County Health Department and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services continue to work together to investigate the outbreak originating in Flathead County. [read post]
12 Feb 2009, 12:01 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights has posted its new Web site, and reports that the health information privacy pages have been "extensively revised to improve organization and ease of use for consumers, covered entities and others seeking reliable advice on the HIPAA Privacy Rule and the Patient Safety Rule. [read post]
28 Mar 2024, 11:15 am
Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“HHS OCR”) updated its “Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates” guidance addressing how regulated entities may use tracking technologies on their websites and mobile applications in a manner compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, as amended, and its implementing… [read post]
21 Jan 2021, 6:59 am
Notably, the position advanced by DOJ’s statement of interest is consistent with guidance recently issued by the outgoing General Counsel of the Department of Health and Human Services, which concluded that the PREP Act is a “complete preemption” statute. [read post]
9 Nov 2016, 7:16 am
Last month, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance on the storage of protected health information (PHI) in the cloud. [read post]
28 Jul 2017, 12:52 pm
If you are like most of the healthcare industry, the answer is “yes” according to a recent study by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [read post]
3 Feb 2015, 8:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services – Office of Inspector General, requiring it to engage in significant compliance efforts over the next five years. [read post]
20 May 2014, 1:41 pm
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services has issued a proposed rule that would institute several changes to the health care program civil monetary penalty (CMP) regulations. [read post]
24 Sep 2020, 6:17 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS OCR) reminds us that business associates are going to be held to the same standards (and subjected to the same penalties) as HIPAA covered entities. [read post]
4 Nov 2020, 5:07 am
In late October 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) released guidance on use of Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) payments to cover costs associated with a potential COVID-19 vaccine. [read post]
17 Aug 2022, 5:00 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released guidance regarding the provision of telehealth services to individuals with disabilities or with limited English proficiency. [read post]
27 Apr 2017, 8:22 am
On April 20, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (HHS OCR) announced that it had reached a settlement with the Center for Children’s Digestive Health (the Center) regarding the Center’s (alleged) violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). [read post]
27 Jun 2012, 3:33 pm
On June 26, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a resolution agreement and $1.7 million settlement with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (“DHSS”) for violations of the HIPAA Security Rule. [read post]
20 Mar 2023, 1:15 pm
This strategy took a new tack in early March 2023, when the Biden Administration’s Justice Department filed a surprise “Statement of Interest” in a private lawsuit on behalf “the Government and its Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense. [read post]
