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30 Sep 2015, 4:26 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), the Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) features resource materials, a help line, just-in-time suggestions and tools to share information gleaned from real-life experiences in preparing for, responding to and recovering from disasters…ASPR developed TRACIE with a network of experts nationwide… [read post]
15 Oct 2014, 9:45 am by Tom Smith
What’s particularly interesting about this discussion, then, is that nobody has even discussed the fact that the federal government not ten years ago created and funded a brand new office in the Health and Human Services Department specifically to coordinate preparation for and response to public health threats like Ebola. [read post]
6 Mar 2024, 3:46 pm by Unknown
“The United States remains focused on establishing clear guardrails for the responsible development and use of these technologies while also ensuring the protection of human rights and civil liberties of individuals around the world. [read post]
24 Jul 2012, 6:08 am by SarahSwank
In its first enforcement action against a state agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled last month with Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) for HIPAA security violations it reported as required by HITECH. [read post]
24 May 2023, 7:45 am by Megan K. Ali
Earlier this month, in response to the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued the Eleventh Amendment to the declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (“PREP Act”) for medical countermeasures against COVID-19. [read post]
15 Mar 2012, 4:04 pm by Ilyse Schuman
Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius announced in October 2011 that the agency would not pursue its implementation. [read post]
7 Apr 2018, 8:41 am by Ben Vernia
On April 6, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced that in the fiscal year that ended in September 2017, the agencies recovered $2.6 billion in health care fraud cases. [read post]
3 Dec 2022, 5:46 am by Colin Zick
Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin to highlight the obligations of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) on covered entities and business associates under the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules (“HIPAA Rules”) when using online tracking technologies. [read post]
29 May 2024, 2:09 pm by NARF
H.R.8520 - To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to implement the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative. [read post]
7 Sep 2017, 10:22 am by Michael Bertoncini
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced his agency needs “to focus more on the most recent breaches and clarify when entities have taken action to resolve the issues that might have led to their breaches. [read post]
7 Sep 2017, 10:22 am by Michael Bertoncini
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced his agency needs “to focus more on the most recent breaches and clarify when entities have taken action to resolve the issues that might have led to their breaches. [read post]
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]
This action follows the recent publication by the Health and Human Services Department of its own regulation on protective measures, slated to take effect on July 1. [read post]
16 Jun 2022, 9:05 pm by News Desk
Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) are looking for volunteers to serve on the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. [read post]
12 Dec 2023, 9:04 am by John Carroll and Joseph Antel
Last week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release highlighting recent and forthcoming actions by the FTC, Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which they say will further promote competition, thereby lowering costs and increasing the quality of care in the U.S. health care market. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 1:12 pm by SarahSwank
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), as part of its cost containment efforts, empowered the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to adopt electronic transfer standards in an interim final rule with comment period amending the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) electronic transaction standards. [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 9:14 am by Paul Otto and Nathan Salminen
 In the health sector, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been increasingly focused on cybersecurity, primarily through its HIPAA enforcement activities. [read post]