by Girish Anand | Apr 4, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today released the ONC Guide to Getting and Using your Health Records, a new online resource for individuals, patients, and caregivers. This new...
by Girish Anand | Apr 3, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
Roger Severino, director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) with enforcement powers over the HIPAA Privacy Rule and breaches of protected health information (PHI), announced he is looking to make some changes to both and will issue Notices of Proposed Rulemaking...
by Girish Anand | Mar 21, 2018 | HHS
As part of President Trump’s Initiative to Stop Opioid Abuse and Reduce Drug Supply and Demand announced March 19, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will spend $10 billion to help states monitor opioid prescriptions electronically. Part of the...
by Girish Anand | Mar 6, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA, OCR
A receiver appointed to liquidate the assets of Filefax, Inc. has agreed to pay $100,000 out of the receivership estate to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in order to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance...
by Girish Anand | Mar 1, 2018 | HHS, HIPAA
Official notifications of HIPAA breaches affecting fewer than 500 individuals are due today at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Notices should be posted using the HHS website reporting tool. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) within HHS handles breach...
by Girish Anand | Feb 24, 2018 | HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Friday, Feb. 23, announced the availability of $260 million in a new funding opportunity for the Title X family planning program to help improve and expand quality care. The funding opportunity will assist in the...