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11 Nov 2014, 11:56 am by Lynn Sessions and Scott Koller
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has issued a guidance on how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) applies in emergency situations. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 6:35 am
Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services are taking closer looks at Medicare reimbursements for motorized scooters. [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 7:49 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a flurry of final rules last week, with one of them to be published in the Federal Register on March 21, one on March 27, and two to appear on the law’s actual anniversary date, March 23. [read post]
23 May 2013, 9:20 am
On May 18, 2013, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health & Human Services issued a Special Advisory Bulletin on the Effect of Exclusion from Participation in Federal Health Care Programs. [read post]
4 Feb 2020, 5:40 am by Jordan Ross
In a press release, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar stated the administration is working to keep the risk low within the US. [read post]
21 Nov 2011, 3:38 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking to publicly shame Everence Insurance of Pennsylvania for charging small businesses what HHS claims are “unreasonably high” premium increases. [read post]
4 Feb 2019, 6:03 am by Howard Iken
These calls came into the Department of Children and Families hotline. [read post]
31 Dec 2009, 11:36 am
ONC will also be issuing a notice of proposed rulemaking on the process for organizations to conduct the certification of EHR technology.Health Information Technology: Initial Set of Standards, Implementation Specifications, and Certification Criteria for Electronic Health Record TechnologyAGENCY: Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology,Department of Health and Human Services.ACTION: Interim final rule.SUMMARY: The… [read post]
30 Mar 2009, 2:01 pm
  According to the Department of Health and Human Services medical errors are one of the nations leading causes of death. [read post]
17 Apr 2013, 2:21 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Justice Department Cook County Lawsuit The latest in a growing number of lawsuits against businesses for violating the employment and other rights of military service members brought by the Justice Department, Department of Labor and private plaintiffs, the lawsuit against Cook County and the Cook Pension Plan highlights the growing enforcement and liability risks that U.S. employers and their employee benefit plans face for failing to properly honor the rights of… [read post]
6 Mar 2023, 5:16 am by Justin Sherman
Privacy came into the picture several years later, when the Department of Health and Human Services issued the HIPAA Security Rule and the HIPAA Privacy Rule. [read post]
3 Jan 2014, 12:24 pm by Steve Delchin
On New Year’s Eve, a divided Sixth Circuit panel granted a motion by Michigan Catholic Conference and Catholic Family Services to halt the so-called contraception mandate by the Department of Health and Human Services that went into effect under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111-148. [read post]
26 Apr 2016, 11:38 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Physicians, hospitals and other health care providers, health plans and health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates should review and tighten policies for allowing members of the media and even other staff, patients or visitors in their facilities not involved in patient care to film, photograph or otherwise observe a patient without that patient’s authorization in light of the Department of Health &… [read post]
8 Apr 2014, 2:42 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Stamer has more than 25 years experience advising these and other clients about these matters  and representing employer, employee benefit and other clients before the Internal Revenue Service, the Department of Labor, Immigration & Customs, Justice, and Health & Human Services, the Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Trade Commission, state labor, insurance, tax and attorneys’ general, and other agencies, private… [read post]
6 Jun 2011, 6:27 pm by Rosenbaum & Associates
The FDA has not approved antipsychotics for use controlling outbursts from patients with dementia, but a May study from the federal Department of Health and Human Services found that 88 percent of antipsychotic prescriptions filled by Medicare were for patients with dementia. [read post]
26 Apr 2022, 12:12 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Rivers will the provide updates on the health plan eligibility, COVID emergency orders, surprise billing, mental health parity and other Department of Labor regulatory, compliance, audit, enforcement priorities and other health plan projects and developments. [read post]
21 Oct 2014, 5:16 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
With the November 5, 2014 deadline for “controlling health plans” CHPs (except small health plans) to obtain the Health Plan Identifier (HPID) required by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administrative Simplification: Adoption of a Standard for a Unique Health Plan Identifier Final Rule (Final Rule) the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working to streamline… [read post]
21 Apr 2008, 4:27 pm
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress's investigative arm, has urged the Department of Health and Human Services to set standards for how hospitals should deal with hospital infections. [read post]
21 Nov 2007, 12:53 pm
Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, each year the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Division of Toxicology (ATSDR) at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) publishes in the federal register a list of priority substances for which it may create new toxicological profiles. [read post]