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$4.3 million civil penalty assessed for HIPAA violations
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HHS proposes new health information disclosure rules
WASHINGTON – The Department of Health and Human Services is proposing new privacy rules governing protected health information accounting procedures under the Health Insurance Portability and...
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WASHINGTON – Up to $500 million in federal funding will be available to hospitals, health care providers and others to help curb preventable injuries, complications and readmissions, the Department of...
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HIPAA audits to begin soon
The Department of Health and Human Services has contracted with two different parties to conduct audits of entities covered by the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. What that...
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HIPAA audits have begun
All entities covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act must get ready – audits of privacy and security compliance under the Act have officially begun. Under the auspices of...
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Lap-Band weight loss device maker subpoenaed
Lap-Band maker Allergan has been subpoenaed by the U.S. government over problems with the weight loss device. Lawsuits have been filed over injuries and deaths related to gastric band products and...
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Protocol for HIPAA audits offers limited guidance
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights has provided the protocol for its ongoing compliance audits under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The audits...
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HHS: No discrimination for transgendered employees
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Buried in the White House’s federal budget plan is a proposal to encourage states to reform their medical malpractice laws. The budget proposes a total of $250 million in Department of Justice grants...
View Article$4.3 million civil penalty assessed for HIPAA violations
WASHINGTON – In the first civil monetary penalty issued by the Department of Health and Human Services for violating the Privacy Rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, a...
View ArticleHHS proposes new health information disclosure rules
WASHINGTON – The Department of Health and Human Services is proposing new privacy rules governing protected health information accounting procedures under the Health Insurance Portability and...
View ArticleHHS grants up to $500M to prevent hospital injuries
WASHINGTON – Up to $500 million in federal funding will be available to hospitals, health care providers and others to help curb preventable injuries, complications and readmissions, the Department of...
View ArticleHIPAA audits to begin soon
The Department of Health and Human Services has contracted with two different parties to conduct audits of entities covered by the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. What that...
View ArticleHIPAA audits have begun
All entities covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act must get ready – audits of privacy and security compliance under the Act have officially begun. Under the auspices of...
View ArticleLap-Band weight loss device maker subpoenaed
Lap-Band maker Allergan has been subpoenaed by the U.S. government over problems with the weight loss device. Lawsuits have been filed over injuries and deaths related to gastric band products and...
View ArticleProtocol for HIPAA audits offers limited guidance
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights has provided the protocol for its ongoing compliance audits under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. The audits...
View ArticleHHS: No discrimination for transgendered employees
Employers and insurers may no longer deny health plans to transgendered individuals, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights. The Affordable Care Act prohibits...
View Article8th Circuit blocks federal contraception mandate
The new federal requirement that all group health plans must include coverage for FDA-approved contraceptive methods probably violates the religious rights of an employer who is a devout Catholic, the...
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