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22 Feb 2011, 11:27 am
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notice of Final Determination finding that Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, Md., (Cignet) violated the Privacy Rule of the HealthInsurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). [read post]
22 Feb 2011, 11:27 am
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has issued a Notice of Final Determination finding that Cignet Health of Prince George’s County, Md., (Cignet) violated the Privacy Rule of the HealthInsurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). [read post]
11 Jun 2010, 10:41 am by Carter Wood
From the Department of Health and Human Services, a news release announcing the HHS Patient Safety and Medical Liability initiative. [read post]
24 Oct 2023, 6:51 am by Holly Buckley
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Research Integrity (ORI) released a notice of proposed rulemaking to update the 2005 Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct. [read post]
14 Jul 2022, 5:25 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra directed the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within HHS to ensure patient privacy and nondiscrimination for patients seeking reproductive health care, as well as for providers who offer reproductive health care. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 5:49 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that sets forth several new polices related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health insurance exchanges (Exchanges) (also known as Health Insurance Marketplaces).The proposed rule focuses in large part on program integrity with respect to qualified health plans (QHPs) offered through state-run Exchanges and federally-facilitated Exchanges… [read post]
21 Feb 2014, 2:36 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).On February 20, 2014, HHS released new guidance on how the Privacy Rule protects patients’ rights to mental health information and in what circumstances the Privacy Rule allows prov [read post]
5 Jan 2014, 4:11 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that would require health plans to submit documentation demonstrating compliance with certain standards and operating rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) with respect to specific electronic transactions. [read post]
24 Jun 2013, 5:49 am
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a proposed rule that sets forth several new polices related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) health insurance exchanges (Exchanges) (also known as Health Insurance Marketplaces).The proposed rule focuses in large part on program integrity with respect to qualified health plans (QHPs) offered through state-run Exchanges and federally-facilitated Exchanges… [read post]
5 Jan 2014, 4:11 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a proposed rule that would require health plans to submit documentation demonstrating compliance with certain standards and operating rules under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) with respect to specific electronic transactions. [read post]
21 Feb 2014, 2:36 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).On February 20, 2014, HHS released new guidance on how the Privacy Rule protects patients’ rights to mental health information and in what circumstances the Privacy Rule allows prov [read post]
29 Jan 2008, 12:20 pm
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be in arrears of child support payments in excess of $2,500, you are ineligible to receive a U.S. passport . [read post]
27 Apr 2020, 6:16 am by Immigration Prof
Department of Health and Human Services issued an interim final rule directing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to, in the interest of public health, “suspend the introduction of persons from designated countries or... [read post]
9 Aug 2022, 1:25 pm by Laura Ray
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Department of Labor (DoL), and Department of the Treasury jointly issued guidance clarifying “protections for birth control coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Pub. [read post]
17 Jun 2022, 10:40 am by Amy A. Perry
Department of Health & Human Services (“HHS”) issued guidance advising that covered health care providers and health plans (covered entities) can provide audio-only telehealth services as long as they are compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules (HIPAA Rules). [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 10:00 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") issued a letter to health care providers clarifying the providers' ability under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") Privacy Rule to disclose necessary information about patients to avert threats to health or safety. [read post]
17 Jan 2013, 10:00 pm
Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") issued a letter to health care providers clarifying the providers' ability under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") Privacy Rule to disclose necessary information about patients to avert threats to health or safety. [read post]
16 May 2017, 5:01 am by Howard Friedman
At any time, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of State may authorize additional case-by-case exemptions to the policy....Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance applies to approximately $8.8 billion in funds appropriated to the Department of State, the U.S. [read post]
24 Mar 2020, 3:59 pm by Anna D. Kraus and Tara Carrier
Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued guidance waiving enforcement of certain provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) in response to the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency. [read post]