by PC Editorial Staff | Oct 11, 2023 | Federal Labor Law, HHS, HIPAA, Human Resources, Latest News, OCR
On October 6th, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the agency that enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), published its 2023 annual inflation adjustments to the civil monetary penalties for HIPAA...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jun 27, 2023 | CDC, Coronavirus (COVID-19), HHS, reasonable accommodation
While the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) may have officially ended on May 11, for many individuals, the symptoms of Long COVID are very much a daily reality. On June 21st, 2023, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance...
by PC Editorial Staff | Apr 25, 2023 | Affordable Care Act, Coronavirus (COVID-19), DOL, HHS, IRS
On April 18th, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor (DOL), and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) jointly issued frequently asked questions (FAQs) about COVID-19 healthcare coverage as the public health emergency (PHE) ends. The...
by PC Editorial Staff | Feb 7, 2023 | Consumer Privacy, cybersecurity, HHS, HIPAA
This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’s) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $1.25 million settlement after a cybersecurity breach exposed a non-profit health organization’s data that was covered by the Health Insurance Portability...
by PC Editorial Staff | Jan 10, 2023 | Discrimination, HHS, Mental health in the workplace
On January 4, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released its 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2021 NSDUH). Briefly, the survey reveals how people in the United States...
by PC Editorial Staff | Dec 6, 2022 | Consumer Privacy, HHS, HIPAA, OCR
This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’s) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a bulletin applying a covered entity’s obligations under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) to online data tracking...