HHS awards $293 million to expand primary health care workforce

19. October 2018 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced $293 million in awards to primary health care clinicians and students through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Nurse Corps programs. “These programs connect primary care providers with the rural, urban, and tribal communities across the country ...

Secretary Azar Highlights Recognition of HHS as Top Agency for Regulatory Reform

18. October 2018 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement today regarding the Office of Management and Budget’s release of the Fall 2018 Unified Agenda: “Today’s report is more evidence that HHS is delivering on President Trump’s promise to reform regulations to unleash our economy while enhancing and protecting the health and well-being of ...

ONC and OCR Bolster the Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool with New Features and Improved Functionality

17. October 2018 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Patients expect not only quality health care to keep them healthy, but also trust that their most sensitive health information will be protected from threats and vulnerabilities that could lead to the compromise of one’s health information.  An enterprise-wide risk analysis is not only a requirement of the HIPAA Security Rule, it is also an ...