Aetna agrees million-dollar settlement after healthcare data breaches violate HIPAA rules – The Daily Swig

29. October 2020 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
Aetna agrees million-dollar settlement after healthcare data breaches violate HIPAA rules  The Daily Swig New Developments in HIPAA and Related Issues in Health Information Law  JD Supra Aetna HIPAA Breach Resolved by Million Dollar Payment  The National Law Review Aetna to pay $1M to settle 3 patient data HIPAA breaches  Healthcare Dive Aetna to pay $1M to OCR to ...

Trump Administration Distributes Incentive Payments to Nursing Homes Curbing COVID-19 Deaths and Infections

29. October 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), is announcing it will distribute approximately $333 million in first round performance payments to over 10,000 nursing homes. These nursing homes are being recognized for demonstrating significant reductions in COVID-19 related infections ...

Aetna Pays $1,000,000 to Settle Three HIPAA Breaches

29. October 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Aetna Life Insurance Company and the affiliated covered entity (Aetna) has agreed to pay $1,000,000 to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and to adopt a corrective action plan to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy and Security ...

HHS, DOD Collaborate on Plans to Purchase of Lilly Investigational Therapeutic to Treat COVID-19

29. October 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
As part of the Trump Administration’s goal of delivering life-saving vaccines and therapeutics in record time through Operation Warp Speed, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD) today announced an agreement with Eli Lilly and Company to purchase the first doses of the company’s COVID-19 investigational antibody therapeutic ...

Multiple casualties in Nice 'terrorist attack,' local mayor says – CNN

29. October 2020 HIPAA 0
Multiple casualties in Nice ‘terrorist attack,’ local mayor says  CNN Nice attack: Mayor says deadly stabbing points to terrorism  BBC News Three people killed and several injured in Nice knife attack  The Guardian Two Dead in Knife Attack in Nice, French Police Say  Bloomberg Two dead, others injured in suspected terrorist attack at French church  NBC News View Full Coverage ...

Kavanaugh tweaks voting opinion after Vermont official asks for correction – CNN

28. October 2020 HIPAA 0
Kavanaugh tweaks voting opinion after Vermont official asks for correction  CNN US swing states grapple with vote safety, security  FOX59 News North Carolina can count votes received 9 days after Election Day, Supreme Court says  CNN Election Day will feel different this year. Having the right expectations means rejecting Trump’s lies.  The Washington Post Opinion: Washington state proves why ...

Live Updates: Election 2020 polling average shows Biden leading Trump nationally with just days left – Fox News

28. October 2020 HIPAA 0
Live Updates: Election 2020 polling average shows Biden leading Trump nationally with just days left  Fox News What To Make Of That New Wisconsin Poll That Has Biden Way Ahead  FiveThirtyEight How does the rest of the world feel about the US election? Like the US, polarized  The Guardian Joe Biden’s biggest problem is that there is no ...

'Offensive and embarrassing': Senators struggle to pronounce Google CEO Sundar Pichai's name correctly – USA TODAY

28. October 2020 HIPAA 0
‘Offensive and embarrassing’: Senators struggle to pronounce Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s name correctly  USA TODAY Facebook, Twitter CEOs struggle to name a single liberal who has been censored on their platforms  Fox News Facebook, Google and Twitter C.E.O.s return to Washington to defend their content moderation.  The New York Times Facebook and Twitter Deserve Scrutiny, Not a Senate ...