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25 Mar 2020, 3:41 pm by admin
Section 1135 Waiver Issues and COVID-19 (March 25, 2020):  On January 31, 2020, Secretary Alex Azar, of the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), used his authority under the Public Health Service Act to declare a public health emergency in the United States.[1] Secretary Azar determined that a public health emergency had existed nationwide since January 27, 2020. [read post]
8 Feb 2015, 5:02 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Publicly Released: Feb 6, 2015: “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has undertaken a number of efforts to prepare for the October 1, 2015, transition to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes, which are used for documenting patient medical diagnoses and inpatient medical procedures. [read post]
5 Mar 2014, 11:06 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A series of supplemental guidance issued by the Department of Health & Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in recent weeks is giving health care providers, health plans, health care clearinghouses (Covered Entities) and their business associates even more to do in reviewing and updating their policies, practices and training for handing protected health information (PHI) beyond bringing their policies and practices… [read post]
21 Nov 2019, 1:06 pm by Jordan Ross
Google’s partnership with Ascension, referred to as Project Nightingale, came to light Monday, and it was later reported that the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights opened a federal inquiry. [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 8:11 am by Davis Wright Tremaine
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced recommendations from an internal Text4Health Task Force on ways in which HHS can best utilize text messaging to improve population health. [read post]
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 to address… [read post]
23 Jan 2009, 5:20 am
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services agreed to pay an Oxford woman $320,000 to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit. [read post]
12 Mar 2007, 1:34 pm
Now comes word from Indiana that a group of Hoosier business-folks have glommed onto a new Federal initiative which seeks to offer more information about the quality of care offered by health care providers.Under the guidance of HHS honcho Mike Leavitt, the US Department of Health and Human Services has launched an on-line project called Value-Driven Health Care (okay, so they're not so creative at names). [read post]
13 Jan 2022, 6:16 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
On December 14, 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced the release of an approximately $9 billion distribution in Provider Relief Fund (PRF) Phase 4 payments to healthcare providers who have experienced lost revenues and expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [read post]
27 Dec 2013, 5:34 am by Mark Zamora
The product is labeled to contain at least one synthetic anabolic steroid and has been linked to at least one reported serious illness.View a larger version of this image on Flickr.View a larger version of this image on Flickr.The FDA was alerted by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services of a serious injury associated with use of Mass Destruction. [read post]
22 Jul 2022, 5:00 am by Wachler & Associates, P.C.
On July 20, 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a special fraud alert targeting remuneration paid to physicians and other practitioners by telemedicine companies. [read post]
17 Apr 2012, 6:36 pm by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Civil Rights (OCR) a $100,000 settlement and take corrective action to implement policies and procedures to safeguard the protected health information of its patients to settle OCR charges PCS violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy and Security Rules. [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]
14 Feb 2014, 11:21 am by Tom Smith
So some 4,000 hospitals have or are installing digital records, the Department of Health and Human Services said last month. [read post]
7 Feb 2023, 6:34 am by Brian G. Cesaratto
Health and Human Service’s recent bulletin cautioning HIPAA-covered entities in their use of cookies, pixels, and other tracking technology to ensure that Protected Health Information (PHI) is not disclosed to third parties in violation of HIPAA. [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 12:00 am
Louis, argues in a USA Today opinion column that evangelicals are wise to join the legal fight over the Department of Health and Human Services' contraception mandate. [read post]
17 Oct 2007, 11:23 pm
Senate urging the Senate to remove an earmark currently found in the House Committee Report on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations Bill. [read post]