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6 May 2019, 8:18 am
On April 30, 2019, The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published in the Federal Register a notification of enforcement discretion indicating that it will lower the annual Civil Money Penalty (CMP) limits for three of the four penalty tiers in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act). [read post]
11 May 2021, 4:05 am
Department of Health and Human Services announced yesterday that its Office for Civil Rights will interpret the Affordable Care Act's anti-discrimination provisions as including discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. [read post]
3 Sep 2009, 7:09 pm
9-4-2009 Iowa:Cherokee, Clarinda, Independence, Mount Pleasant on alertA task force was created in the last Iowa legislative session to study a recommendation of the Department of Human Services to possibly close one of the state's four Mental Health Institutes.The four institutes include Cherokee, Clarinda, Independence, and Mount Pleasant.That task force will be in Cherokee Tuesday, Sept. 15 [read post]
10 Dec 2020, 1:43 pm
In 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) directed the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue regulations to establish an administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process for certain claims between Section 340B covered entities and pharmaceutical manufacturers (e.g., claims of overcharging by manufacturers and claims of covered entities taking duplicative discounts or diverting Section 340B discounted product). [read post]
26 Jan 2017, 9:36 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and 15 other government agencies published a final rule updating regulations governing the protection of human research subjects, which is commonly referred to as the “Common Rule. [read post]
11 Apr 2012, 10:06 am
Department of Health and Human Services to ensure its continued compliance with federal health care program requirements. [read post]
13 Sep 2011, 5:57 am
In keeping with that, the Department of Health and Human Services has proposed amendments to the CLIA regulations which would require labs covered by the health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to provide test results directly to patients. [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 7:52 am
The Department of Health and Human Services has issued new regulations amending 45 CFR Part 88 to continue to allow health care workers to refuse to perform abortions or sterilizations, but to "rescind[] those parts of the 2008 Final Rule that were unclear and potentially overbroad in scope. ...The Department partially rescinds the 2008 Final Rule based on concerns expressed that it had the potential to negatively impact patient… [read post]
30 Aug 2023, 12:24 pm
Technical Release 2023-01P.2 The Technical Release outlines the types of data the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the Departments) may require plans to collect and evaluate as part of the NQTL comparative analysis. [read post]
10 Aug 2016, 7:33 pm
Oakland County Health Division and Wayne County Wellness Services Division, in coordination with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, have identified Hepatitis A infection in a food service worker at the Social Kitchen and Bar located at 225 E Maple Road, Birmingham, in Oakland County. [read post]
21 Jul 2011, 2:08 pm
On July 21, 2011, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced that Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Steven T. [read post]
6 Nov 2014, 4:49 pm
Employer and other sponsors, insurers and administrators of non-grandfathered group health plans that pay a fixed amount for a particular procedure (for example, a knee replacement) where network providers have agreed to accept that referenced amount as payment in full (“reference-based pricing”) should verify their use of these practices complies in design and administration with the additional guidance on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA) out-of-pocket… [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 2:09 pm
“Encrypt your laptops and other mobile devices” is only one of the key lessons leaders of health plans, health care providers, health care clearinghouses (“Covered Entities”) and their business associates should take away from the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR)’s April 22 announcement that Concentra Health… [read post]
29 Apr 2014, 2:09 pm
“Encrypt your laptops and other mobile devices” is only one of the key lessons leaders of health plans, health care providers, health care clearinghouses (“Covered Entities”) and their business associates should take away from the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR)’s April 22 announcement that Concentra Health… [read post]
13 Nov 2013, 10:08 am
Department of Health and Human Services is expected to release national numbers this week and they are expected to be underwhelming, too. [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 8:12 pm
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has ordered Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, Md., (Cignet) to pay for violating the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. [read post]
24 May 2022, 7:13 am
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health Services (DPHS), in collaboration with the City of Manchester Department of Health, is investigating an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to Buba Noodle Bar, a Machester, NH, restaurant. [read post]
5 Sep 2019, 9:48 am
The proposal is part of an initiative to create a Health Advanced Research Projects Agency (HARPA), which would be located inside the Health and Human Services Department, the report notes, citing sources inside the administration. [read post]
27 Nov 2012, 9:43 am
Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights released guidance on methods for de-identification of protected health information in keeping with the HIPAA Privacy Rule (as required under the HITECH Act). [read post]
24 Jun 2015, 8:01 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on June 18, 2015, that the efforts of the Health Care Fraud Prevention & Enforcement Action Team (HEAT), a joint initiative between the DOJ and HHS to prevent and deter Medicare fraud, resulted in a nationwide Medicare Fraud Strike Force take down with charges against 243 individuals in 17 districts involving $712 million in Medicare fraud claims. [read post]
