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22 Jul 2016, 12:57 pm
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is investigating an outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli) associated with ground beef. [read post]
7 Aug 2024, 7:22 pm
The Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD), the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), and other local health departments, are working together to investigate an E.coli O157:H7 outbreak originating in Flathead County. [read post]
24 Jul 2024, 1:33 pm
The Flathead City-County Health Department (FCCHD), the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS), and other local health departments, are working together to investigate an E.coli O157:H7 outbreak originating in Flathead County. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 12:37 pm
Levinson, inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services, conducted a study that found that hospital staffs fail to report medical errors and adverse events in violation of Medicare requirement that hospitals “track medical errors and adverse patient events, analyze their causes” and improve care. [read post]
20 Aug 2015, 2:01 pm
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued Advisory Opinion 15-11 stating that the OIG will not impose sanctions on individuals for a program that provides free drugs to patients experiencing late insurance approvals. [read post]
10 May 2011, 10:00 am
The Inspector General’s Office with the United States Department of Health & Human Services recently released the results of a new study evaluating the improper use of atypical antipsychotic drugs in nationwide nursing homes. [read post]
20 Sep 2007, 10:39 am
Department of Health and Human Services is now publishing Secretary Mike Leavitt's Blog where this important analogy appears. [read post]
15 Jun 2016, 5:50 am
While the HIPAA Privacy Rule is not automatically suspended during a national or public health emergency, the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) may waive certain provisions of HIPAA under the Project Bioshield Act of 2004 (PL 108-276) and section 1135(b)(7) of the Social Security Act. [read post]
9 Jul 2012, 11:22 pm
Final SBC Regulations[*] implementing the Affordable Care Act’s summary of benefits and coverage requirements jointly published February 14, 2012 by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Treasury (the Departments) will require most health plans and health insurers begin providing the SBC and Uniform Glossary meeting Department standards to covered persons and coverage applicants beginning on… [read post]
17 Dec 2018, 6:16 am
The Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”), a division of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”), is responsible for investigating complaints and reports that covered entities (i.e., health plans, health care clearinghouses, or health care providers that conduct certain electronic transactions) or business associates have violated either the HIPAA Privacy or Security Rule. [read post]
17 Jan 2019, 12:21 pm
The Office of Inspector General for the US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) released a report on Thursday which found that the number of children separated from their parents or guardians by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are thousands higher than previously reported by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). [read post]
1 Jan 2017, 4:37 am
After notice and comment, as required by the Administrative Procedures Act, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a regulation. [read post]
16 Apr 2010, 6:32 am
On April 15, 2010 the rights of hospital patients to have their wishes respected concerning who may visit them or make medical decisions on their behalf got a boost from President Obama by way of a Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). [read post]
2 Nov 2020, 10:37 am
On October 29, 2020, the Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced that pursuant to credible information by HHS, the FBI, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), hospitals and healthcare providers are at an imminent risk of a cybersecurity attack. [read post]
4 Jun 2012, 1:57 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council read more [read post]
27 Feb 2020, 5:12 pm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released official diagnosis coding guidance for health care encounters and deaths related to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), potentially in anticipation of more frequent cases in the United States. [read post]
14 May 2024, 5:00 am
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently announced that it intends to increase scrutiny of fee-for-service peripheral vascular procedures billed to the Medicare program. [read post]
26 Mar 2019, 1:34 pm
The Trump Administration’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget includes extensive health policy provisions – as evidenced by the 162-page Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) “Budget in Brief. [read post]
17 Sep 2021, 9:18 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offered updates regarding its Provider Relief Fund program, including $25.5 billion in new funding that will soon be made available to health care providers. [read post]
20 Aug 2013, 7:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services as a part of the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, under the supervision of the Criminal Division's Fraud Section and the U.S. [read post]
