HHS proposes changes to HIPAA privacy rule to improve care coordination – FierceHealthcare

14. December 2020 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
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Trump Administration purchases additional 100 million doses of COVID-19 investigational vaccine from Moderna

12. 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 candidate, called mRNA-1273, from Moderna. If authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use as outlined in agency guidance, doses of the vaccine will begin ...

Statement from HHS and DoD on FDA Emergency Use Authorization of a COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate

12. December 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to Pfizer for its COVID-19 vaccine, the first authorization for a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Operation Warp Speed and private sector partners now begin distributing the first allocation of doses to sites designated by the public health jurisdictions and five federal ...

HHS Proposes Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Empower Patients, Improve Coordinated Care, and Reduce Regulatory Burdens

11. December 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces proposed changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to support individuals’ engagement in their care, remove barriers to coordinated care, and reduce regulatory burdens on the health care industry. The Notice of ...

HHS proposes changing HIPAA privacy rules – Modern Healthcare

10. December 2020 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
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Trump Administration Announces New Half Billion Incentive Payment Distribution to Nursing Homes

08. December 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the Trump Administration, through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) operating under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is announcing it will distribute $523 million in second round performance payments to over 9,000 nursing homes. These nursing homes are being rewarded for successfully reducing COVID-19 related infections and deaths between ...