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16 Dec 2019, 3:13 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
The $1.6 million civil monetary penalty (“CMP”) assessed against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (“TX HHSC”) for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy and Security Rules between 2013 and 2017 committed by a predecessor agency, the Department of Aging and Disability Services (“DADS”) illustrates the critical need for… [read post]
16 Dec 2019, 12:07 pm by Whittel & Melton, LLC
The Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services’s Office of Inspector General are spending vast resources investigating and prosecuting health care fraud cases. [read post]
16 Dec 2019, 12:07 pm by Whittel & Melton, LLC
The Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services’s Office of Inspector General are spending vast resources investigating and prosecuting health care fraud cases. [read post]
13 Dec 2019, 1:49 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Solutions Law Press, Inc. invites you receive future updates and join discussions about these and other human resources, health and other employee benefit and patient empowerment concerns by participating and contributing to the discussions in our Solutions Law Press Health Care Risk Management & Operations Group and registering for updates on our Solutions Law Press Website. [read post]
12 Dec 2019, 2:40 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer’s clients include employers and other workforce management organizations; employer, union, association, government and other insured and self-insured health and other employee benefit plan sponsors, benefit plans, fiduciaries, administrators, and other plan vendors;   domestic and international public and private health care, education and other community service and care organizations; managed care organizations; insurers, third-party administrative… [read post]
10 Dec 2019, 4:02 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health care spending growth was mixed in 2018 for the three largest goods and service categories – hospital care, physician and clinical services, and retail prescription drugs. [read post]
9 Dec 2019, 2:00 am by HR Daily Advisor Editorial Staff
Enforcement of the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR)—The IDHR and the Human Rights Commission enforce the Human Rights Act. [read post]
7 Dec 2019, 9:54 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer has worked extensively with domestic and international hospitals, health care systems, clinics, skilled nursing, long term care, rehabilitation and other health care providers and facilities; medical staff, accreditation, peer review and quality committees and organizations; billing, utilization management, management services organizations, group purchasing organizations; pharmaceutical, pharmacy, and prescription benefit management and organizations; consultants;… [read post]
HHSC, which is part of the Texas Health and Human Services system, is responsible for the administration of numerous state health benefits programs, and provides regulatory oversight of long-term care facilities. [read post]
15 Nov 2019, 3:00 am by Jim Sedor
Trump Allies Received Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Under Federal Health Contract Politico – Dan Diamond and Adam Cancryn | Published: 11/12/2019 At least eight former White House, presidential transition, and campaign officials for President Donald Trump were hired as outside contractors to the Department of Health and Human Services at the cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. [read post]
11 Nov 2019, 10:57 am by Brett Holubeck
Many people fail to recognize that an individual with a service animal may have an “invisible” health issue that the dog is meant to accommodate or help with. [read post]
10 Nov 2019, 12:24 pm by Jeff
Governmental Entities Aren't Immune from HIPAA Violations and Fines: OCR has just fined the Texas Health and Human Services Commission $1,600,000 because the Department of Aging and Disability Services failed to conduct an enterprise-wide risk analysis, which OCR believes would have prevented DADS from exporting data to a public server that, because of a software flaw, allowed the general public [read post]
10 Nov 2019, 6:31 am by Editor Charlie
Reji Thomas lives and works in Austin, Texas and continues every day to look at life through Abstract Colored glasses in order to see the best in Humanity. [read post]
7 Nov 2019, 5:34 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
”  When Director Stone responded on September 23, he confirmed the correctness of Director Stone’s email and also confirmed that he was concerned with the former employee’s health. [read post]
5 Nov 2019, 3:25 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Instead of paying the taxes withheld from employees, the indictment alleges that Adams and Wood used the funds to pay for personal expenses, such as a personal maid, personal landscaping services, and pet spa services. [read post]
23 Oct 2019, 5:14 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health plans and insurers and their service providers should heed as a warning of the potential perils they could face for violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security and Breach Notification Rules the just-announced $2.15 million plus civil monetary penalty that Jackson Health System (JHS) paid the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR). [read post]
23 Oct 2019, 11:31 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer’s clients include employers and other workforce management organizations; employer, union, association, government and other insured and self-insured health and other employee benefit plan sponsors, benefit plans, fiduciaries, administrators, and other plan vendors;   domestic and international public and private health care, education and other community service and care organizations; managed care organizations; insurers, third-party administrative… [read post]