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13 Sep 2011, 5:57 am by Todd Rodriguez
  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 by Meg
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 by Evangelina Cantu
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]
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 by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
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]
10 Aug 2016, 7:33 pm by Patti Waller
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]
29 Apr 2014, 2:09 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
“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 by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
“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 by Tom Smith
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 by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
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 by News Desk
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 by Tom Smith
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 by HL Chronicle of Data Protection
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]
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]
24 Jun 2015, 8:01 am by Steven Boutwell
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]
18 Mar 2022, 10:15 am by Joseph Allen
They are applying unprecedented political pressure on Secretary Xavier Becerra at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to misuse the march in provisions of the Bayh-Dole Act to accomplish their goal. [read post]
18 Mar 2022, 10:15 am by Joseph Allen
They are applying unprecedented political pressure on Secretary Xavier Becerra at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to misuse the march in provisions of the Bayh-Dole Act to accomplish their goal. [read post]
10 Apr 2017, 9:50 am by Matthew L.M. Fletcher
The Departments of Justice (DOJ), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Homeland Security (DHS) administered at least 50 grant programs from fiscal years 2013 through 2016 that could help address Native American human trafficking. [read post]
24 Sep 2012, 5:07 am by Gretchen Harders
On August 31, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), along with the Department of the Treasury, Department of Labor (DOL) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), issued guidance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the “Affordable Care Act”) on the application of the employer responsibility standards to large… [read post]