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Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) published a final rule that modifies the Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information (“Privacy Rule”) under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regarding protected health information (“PHI”) concerning reproductive health. [read post]
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) issued an advanced copy of an interim final rule with comment period (the “Interim Final Rule”) extending the compliance dates and timeframes necessary to comply with the Final Rule. [read post]
16 Dec 2015, 1:04 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has published a notice correcting errors and clarifying provisions of its October 16, 2015 rule that finalized the 2015 edition health information technology certification criteria and a new 2015 Edition Base Electronic Health Record (EHR) definition. [read post]
26 May 2011, 2:30 am by Ben Vernia
The OIG-HHS noted its disagreement with CMS’s belief that it had already recouped this money. [read post]
The post COVID-19 Update: HHS Issues Omnibus Advisory Opinion Regarding PREP Immunity appeared first on Health Law Pulse. [read post]
Providing breach notification to affected individuals, the Secretary of HHS, and the media (when applicable) of an impermissible disclosure of PHI to a Tracking Technology vendor that compromises the security or privacy of PHI when there is no Privacy Rule requirement or permission to disclose PHI and there is no BAA with the vendor. [read post]
5 Dec 2023, 9:00 am
On November 6, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General (OIG), released 91 pages of "General Compliance Program Guidance" (GCPG) on its website. [read post]
22 Apr 2014, 8:07 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On April 11, 2014, President Obama formally nominated Sylvia Mathews Burwell to replace Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 2:34 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
HHS has developed a Security Risk Assessment (SRA) tool to help providers comply with a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirement that covered entities conduct a risk assessment to ensure compliance with HIPAA’s administrative, physical, and technical safeguards and to determine where electronic protected health information could be at risk. [read post]
25 Jul 2014, 10:28 am by Debra A. McCurdy
On July 14, 2014, HHS announced a $100 million Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program to assist state health system reform efforts designed to improve health care while reducing costs. [read post]
25 Oct 2009, 11:00 pm
In a report issued on October 23, the OIG-HHS announced the achievements of its Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program for the just-ended fiscal year. [read post]
30 Apr 2009, 7:49 am
On April 29, 2009, the Obama Administration released a report on HHS progress over the first 100 days of the Obama Administration. [read post]
13 Dec 2014, 9:03 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The agenda lists numerous pending HHS proposed and final rules in a range of policy areas, including Medicare payment updates, revisions to provider conditions of participation, and changes to fraud and abuse authorities, among many others. [read post]
8 Jun 2012, 9:44 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of Civil Rights has released a number of resources to reinforce an individual’s right to access their personal medical information, including:  a Right to Access Memo, "The Right to Access and Correct Your Health Information" Video, and "Your Health Information Privacy Rights" Pamphlet. [read post]
11 Jun 2015, 8:17 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The agenda lists numerous pending HHS proposed and final rules in a range of policy areas, including Medicare payment updates, 340B drug pricing policies, and changes to fraud and abuse authorities, among many others. [read post]
29 Nov 2012, 2:00 pm by Debra A. McCurdy
HHS also proposes a specific standard for prescription drug coverage that is broader than the potential approach set forth in HHS’s December 16, 2011 “EHB Bulletin. [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 3:46 pm by Ryan Blaney
  HHS’s announcement of the rule is found at http://www.hhs.gov/news/. [read post]