HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Executive Order to Protect Infants Born Alive

26. September 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Friday, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that American hospitals comply with their obligations under federal law to provide appropriate screening and medical treatment or transfer for infants, especially those born prematurely and/or with disabilities, and otherwise promote efforts to improve the survival of ...

Premera Blue Cross pays 2nd-largest HIPAA fine for 2014 breach – FierceHealthcare

25. September 2020 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
Premera Blue Cross pays 2nd-largest HIPAA fine for 2014 breach  FierceHealthcare Premera Blue Cross to pay second-largest HIPAA fine to OCR  Modern Healthcare HHS OCR HIPAA Violations Settlement with Athens Orthopedic Clinic  The National Law Review HIPAA Right to Access Failures – Continued Penalties for Providers  JD Supra At nearly $7M, Premera Blue Cross agrees to pay 2nd largest ...

HHS Takes Action as Part of President Trump’s Healthcare Plan

25. September 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On Thursday, President Trump unveiled his America First healthcare plan, signing an executive order to deliver Americans better care, lower costs, and more choice, continuing the work that HHS has been doing under his leadership. “The President’s plan delivers better care, more choice, and lower costs for all Americans,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar. “Because ...

HIPAA Business Associate Pays $2.3 Million to Settle Breach Affecting Protected Health Information of Over 6 million Individuals

24. September 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
CHSPSC LLC, (“CHSPSC”) has agreed to pay $2,300,000 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 Rules related to a breach affecting over ...

Administration Announces $200 million from CDC to Jurisdictions for COVID-19 Vaccine Preparedness

24. September 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is announcing upcoming action by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide $200 million to jurisdictions for COVID-19 vaccine preparedness. Funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) will provide critical infrastructure support to existing grantees through CDC’s immunization cooperative agreement. ...