Secretary Azar Statement on Executive Order Supporting In-Person Schooling

29. December 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Monday, President Trump signed an executive order directing HHS to allow funds available through the Community Services Block Grant program, administered through the Administration for Children and Families, to be used by grantees and eligible entities to provide emergency learning scholarships to disadvantaged families for their children who lack access to in-person learning. HHS ...

HHS Proposes HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes, Improving Right of Access – HealthITSecurity.com

27. December 2020 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
HHS Proposes HIPAA Privacy Rule Changes, Improving Right of Access  HealthITSecurity.com HHS proposes changing HIPAA privacy rules  Modern Healthcare HHS proposes changes to HIPAA privacy rule to improve care coordination  FierceHealthcare HHS floats major changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule  Healthcare IT News HHS proposes HIPAA changes: 7 things to know  Becker’s Hospital Review View Full Coverage on Google News Powered ...

Trump Administration purchases additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine from Pfizer

24. December 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The Trump Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DOD), will purchase an additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer. On Dec. 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the vaccine for emergency use and doses began shipping immediately. The vaccine is being ...

HHS, DOD collaborate with Merck to continue the development and large-scale manufacturing of investigational COVID-19 treatment

24. December 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of the Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) jointly announced an agreement with Merck to support advanced development and large-scale manufacturing of the their investigational therapeutic MK-7110 to treat hospitalized patients with severe or critical COVID-19. The investigational therapeutic is a promising first-in-class fusion protein and immune ...

HHS proposes changes to HIPAA that would empower patients and providers – BenefitsPro

23. December 2020 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
HHS proposes changes to HIPAA that would empower patients and providers  BenefitsPro HHS Proposes Significant Changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule  JD Supra Changes To HIPAA Privacy Rules On The Horizon – Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences – United States  Mondaq News Alerts Another HIPAA right of access settlement from OCR highlights need for timely response  Healthcare IT News ...

HHS Proposes Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rules Affecting Group Health Plans – JD Supra

22. December 2020 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
HHS Proposes Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rules Affecting Group Health Plans  JD Supra HHS Proposes Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule  The National Law Review HHS Proposes Changes To The HIPAA Privacy Rule To Promote Patient Access To PHI, Care Coordination And Value-Based Health Care – Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences – United States  Mondaq News Alerts Elite pays ...