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8 Feb 2024, 10:00 pm
The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC), an annual report jointly issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), can be helpful in predicting DOJ and HHS priorities for the coming year. [read post]
9 Jan 2019, 10:00 pm
HHS Secretary Alex Azar recently announced efforts by HHS to reduce the regulatory burden on health care providers created by electronic health records systems (EHR). [read post]
8 Feb 2024, 10:00 pm
The Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program (HCFAC), an annual report jointly issued by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), can be helpful in predicting DOJ and HHS priorities for the coming year. [read post]
15 Jul 2016, 8:43 am by The Health Law Partners
To learn more about the latest actions by HHS see the HHS July 6, 2016 news release. [read post]
19 Jul 2018, 4:34 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
HHS had determined that the text of Section 1557 allowed it to prohibit all forms of sex discrimination, including discrimination based on an individual’s sex, pregnancy, gender identity, and sex stereotyping, and it put in place these Section 1557 regulations to do so. [read post]
15 Oct 2009, 10:07 pm
The Office of Inspector General of HHS frequently issues reports describing audits it performs of various HHS providers. [read post]
3 Mar 2012, 6:34 am by Richard Painter
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/03/sebelius-rescinds-endorsement-will-reimburse-taxpayers-116248.html The HHS Secretary apparently was giving an official speech highlighting the Administration's work on behalf of equality for gays and lesbians, a matter closely related to her official function because the federal government and all but eight states impose some legal restrictions on the ability of same sex couples to live in monogamous relationships. [read post]
6 May 2021, 6:07 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
Since 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) has recorded a significant increase in telefraud, healthcare fraud related to telemedicine. [read post]
5 Apr 2011, 8:32 am by Judicial Watch Blog
"I am stunned that HHS appears to be thumbing its nose at Congressional oversight and GAO's legitimate investigations," said Maine’s Susan Collins, a ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. [read post]
1 Mar 2016, 8:53 am
In January, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a final rule, which modifies HIPAA privacy rules to allow for easier sharing between certain HIPAA covered entities and the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). [read post]
16 Mar 2010, 11:02 am by The Health Law Partners
HHS announced that it would "provide approximately $162 million to 16 states and qualified designated entities (SDEs) to facilitate non-proprietary health information exchange that adheres to national standards. [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 5:23 am by Colin Zick
    As so often happens, HHS OCR began its investigation following a self-report of the breach by WellPoint. [read post]
19 Sep 2019, 4:15 am by IPWatchdog
In response to this, the Pass USMCA Coalition is touting a memo penned by Former Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Tommy Thompson aimed at “debunking the widespread myth that... [read post]
18 Nov 2009, 7:57 pm by Glenn Reynolds
HHS Secretary Sebelius did her best to ride the wave of incredulous opposition to the new government-sponsored guidelines advising women to hold off on regular mammograms til age 50. [read post]
12 Jul 2013, 5:23 am by Colin Zick
    As so often happens, HHS OCR began its investigation following a self-report of the breach by WellPoint. [read post]
29 Oct 2017, 1:28 pm by Colin Zick
Following President Trump’s declaration of a nationwide public health emergency regarding the opioid crisis, the HHS Office for Civil Rights has released new guidance on when and how health care providers can share a patient’s health information with his or her family members, friends, and legal personal representatives when that patient may be in crisis and incapacitated, such as during an opioid overdose. [read post]
25 Jul 2014, 10:28 am by Debra A. McCurdy
The HHS Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) has announced the Settlement Conference Facilitation (SCF) program, a pilot alternate dispute resolution process designed to bring the appellant and CMS together to discuss the potential of a mutually-agreeable resolution to the claims appealed to an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing. [read post]