How a Cloud Directory Supports the HIPAA Security Rule – Security Boulevard
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K&L Gates Triage: HIPAA: Do Hospitals Need a Business Associate Agreement with their Health System Parent Corporation? – JD Supra
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First Circuit Decision Underlines Risk of Criminal HIPAA Enforcement – JD Supra
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HHS Expands Access to Childhood Vaccines during COVID-19 Pandemic
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a third amendment* to the Declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (PREP Act) to increase access to lifesaving childhood vaccines and decrease the risk of vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks as children across the United States return to daycare, preschool and school. “Today’s action means ...
Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Brett P. Giroir, M.D., Statement on FDA EUA for LumiraDx UK Ltd.’s – LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test
This week the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for LumiraDx UK Ltd.’s LumiraDx SARS-CoV-2 Ag Test. LumiraDx is a rapid point-of-care antigen test at is used with the LumiraDx Platform for the detection of SARS-CoV-2 directly from nasal swab specimens. In response, Assistant Secretary for Health and COVID-19 Testing ...
HHS Secretary Azar Statement on Review of Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance Policy
On Tuesday, the U.S. Departments of State, Defense, and Health and Human Services and the United States Agency for International Development released the second report that reviewed the implementation of the Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA) Policy. The report shows that the policy, which aims to ensure that U.S. taxpayer funding does not ...
Celebrating 30 Years of the Ryan White CARE Act
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. Signed into law on August 18, 1990, this landmark legislation created the largest federal program focused exclusively on providing care and treatment to people with HIV, called the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Administered by the U.S. Department of Health and ...
HHS Releases Healthy People 2030 with National Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Objectives for the Next Decade
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released Healthy People 2030, the nation’s 10-year plan for addressing our most critical public health priorities and challenges. Since 1980, HHS’s Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion has set measurable objectives and targets to improve the health and well-being of the nation. This decade, Healthy ...
HHS Reports Progress on President Trump’s ‘Advancing American Kidney Health’ Initiative
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), released a report describing the progress made over the past year since President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order launching the Advancing American Kidney Health initiative. This initiative set forth specific action steps to ...
Trump Administration Collaborates with McKesson for COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
Under the leadership of President Trump, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Department of Defense (DoD), in support of Operation Warp Speed (OWS) announced today that McKesson Corporation will be a central distributor of future COVID-19 vaccines and related supplies needed to administer the pandemic vaccinations. “Today’s announcement puts another building ...