HHS Announces Health IT Awardees Focused on Data Sharing to Support Clinical Care, Research, and Improved Outcomes

24. September 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced four awards totaling more than $2.7 million under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects in Health Information Technology (LEAP in Health IT) funding opportunity. The LEAP in Health IT awardees will address fast-emerging challenges in ...

3 Reasons Why Wearables Bring New Complications for HIPAA Compliance – HealthTech Magazine

23. September 2020 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
3 Reasons Why Wearables Bring New Complications for HIPAA Compliance  HealthTech Magazine Community Health Systems associate reaches $2.3M HIPAA settlement  Modern Healthcare What is the HIPAA Security Rule  Security Boulevard Small health care providers settle potential violations of HIPAA ‘right to access’ provision  CDA (California Dental Association) HIPAA Compliant Telehealth Platforms  Yahoo Lifestyle View Full Coverage on Google News Powered ...

HHS Awards Nearly $360 Million To Programs Supporting Maternal and Child Health

23. September 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced approximately $341 million in funding to 55 states, territories and nonprofit organizations through the Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program and approximately $16 million in funding to the State Maternal Health Innovation (State MHI) Program to improve maternal health outcomes. Maternal, ...

Orthopedic Clinic Pays $1.5 Million to Settle Systemic Noncompliance with HIPAA Rules

22. September 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA (“Athens Orthopedic”) has agreed to pay $1,500,000 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. Athens Orthopedic is ...

HHS Statement on Regulatory Process

21. September 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
On September 15, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a memo on agency procedures, clarifying that all departmental rules, which are all issued by the Secretary, must now be signed by the Secretary. The department released the following statement on this action: “Before and after this action, no regulation issues from any part ...