Secretary Azar Participates in Closing Ceremony for USNS Comfort in Santa Marta, Colombia

26. August 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Secretary Azar Participates in Closing Ceremony for USNS Comfort in Santa Marta, Colombia
Today, August 25, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar participated in a closing ceremony for the USNS Comfort in Santa Marta, Colombia with Rear Admiral Steven D. Poulin, SOUTHCOM Director of Operations; Mark Wells, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Colombia; Dr. Juan Pablo Uribe, Colombian Minister of Health; Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Colombian ...

HHS 42 CFR Part 2 Proposed Rule Fact Sheet

23. August 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The 42 CFR part 2 regulations serve to protect patient records created by federally funded programs for the treatment of substance use disorder (SUD). SAMHSA is currently proposing to revise part 2, to facilitate better coordination of care for substance use disorders which will also enhance care for opioid use disorder (OUD). These provisions will ...

HHS Proposes 42 CFR Part 2 Reforms to Increase Coordinated Care, Reduce Provider Burden, and Improve Substance Use Disorder Treatment

23. August 2019 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced proposed changes to the federal regulations governing the confidentiality of patient records created by federally-assisted substance use disorder treatment programs, known as 42 CFR Part 2. The proposed rule establishes important revisions that support coordinated care among providers that treat substance use disorder (SUD), while ...