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9 May 2024, 6:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule modifying the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records federal regulations (42 C.F.R. [read post]
8 Jan 2014, 12:12 pm
For the second time in two months, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a report warning about potential flaws in EHRs and their potential for fraudulent activity. [read post]
19 Dec 2011, 11:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that 32 health care organizations will participate in the Pioneer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Program.The Pioneer ACO model was designed specifically for groups of providers with experience working together to coordinate care for patients. [read post]
29 Apr 2010, 7:12 am
In its semi-annual regulatory agenda in the Federal Register Monday, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) announced that modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security and enforcement rules will be coming in May.HHS did not detail exactly which proposed rules would be released, but regulations expected to be issued include the following:Business associate (BA) liabilityNew limitations on the sale of personal… [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 10:00 pm
The case involved an appeal of a proposed civil money penalty (CMP) related to a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act data breach enforcement action brought by the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR). [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 6:13 pm
Department of Health and Human Services. [read post]
8 May 2013, 9:42 am
Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published an updated Special Advisory Bulletin (“Bulletin”) that provides guidance to the health care industry on the scope and effect of OIG exclusion and best practices for screening employees and contractors to determine whether they are excluded persons.The Bulletin follows the OIG’s Special Advisory Bulletin published in 1999 on the effect of… [read post]
5 Feb 2014, 12:21 pm
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released its final rule amending Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to allow patients direct access to lab results. [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 10:00 pm
The case involved an appeal of a proposed civil money penalty (CMP) related to a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act data breach enforcement action brought by the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR). [read post]
3 Feb 2023, 9:00 am
., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On January 25, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) launched a multi-state coordinated law enforcement action to apprehend individuals engaged in a scheme to sell false and fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts. [read post]
27 Jan 2014, 8:08 am
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] on Friday issued an order [order, PDF] enjoining the US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) [official website] from requiring that the Little Sisters, a Roman Catholic order, fill out a formal government document in order to secure exemption from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [text; JURIST backgrounder] contraceptive mandate. [read post]
12 Nov 2009, 2:22 am
Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule removing HIV infection from the list of "communicable diseases of public health significance," effective January 4, 2010. [read post]
3 May 2016, 5:13 am
The complaint was filed with the civil rights division of the Health and Human Services Department. ... [read post]
18 Apr 2023, 7:05 am
By the end of the month, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is expected to release a proposed rule that would allow DACA recipients to apply for healthcare coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace or through their state Medicaid organization. [read post]
12 Jul 2012, 6:48 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule codifying the Medicare bad debt provisions in Section 3201 of The Middle Class Tax Extension and Job Creation Act of 2012, which became effective earlier this year.Under the rule, by fiscal year 2015, allowable bad debt amounts will decrease to 65 percent for many providers, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, critical access hospitals, federally qualified health centers,… [read post]
3 Nov 2023, 9:00 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the NPDB, and several individual officials who administer the NPDB, alleging that the NPDB wrongfully accepted, kept, and distributed a “false and ... [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 10:00 pm
The case involved an appeal of a proposed civil money penalty (CMP) related to a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act data breach enforcement action brought by the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights (OCR). [read post]
23 Jul 2012, 1:22 pm
Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a podcast for providers as well as supplemental resources outlining recent data and guidance on hospital adverse events. [read post]
17 Feb 2014, 11:49 am
On February 6, 2014, the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) published a final rule making changes to the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) regulations to provide individuals with a greater ability to directly access their laboratory test reports. [read post]
5 Feb 2014, 12:21 pm
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently released its final rule amending Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) regulations and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to allow patients direct access to lab results. [read post]
