Stimulus check update: Congress passes 2-day bill to avoid shutdown as COVID relief talks continue – WOODTV.com

18. December 2020 HIPAA 0
Stimulus check update: Congress passes 2-day bill to avoid shutdown as COVID relief talks continue  WOODTV.com Congress votes to avert government shutdown for now as Covid relief talks drag on  CNN Here’s who is likely to get a second stimulus check under the latest relief package  CNBC Will a Handful of Senators Hold Up Help for Millions?  Bloomberg Congress’s ...

Pro-Trump Group to Challenge 364K Voter Registrations in Georgia Ahead of Runoff Election – Newsweek

18. December 2020 HIPAA 0
Pro-Trump Group to Challenge 364K Voter Registrations in Georgia Ahead of Runoff Election  Newsweek Judge skewers GOP over suit targeting newly registered voters in Georgia  POLITICO The influence of Black women in Georgia in the 2020 election  CBS News Socialism heads to the Peach State | TheHill  The Hill Sen. Marco Rubio: Georgians should vote for Sen. Kelly Loeffler ...

Biden Team, Trump Defense Officials Spar Over Transition Meetings – NPR

18. December 2020 HIPAA 0
Biden Team, Trump Defense Officials Spar Over Transition Meetings  NPR Tension rises between Pentagon and Biden transition team over meetings  CNN Scoop: Pentagon halts Biden transition briefings  Axios Pentagon officials reportedly ‘stunned’ as acting Defense secretary halts Biden transition briefings  Yahoo News Trump administration and Biden team at odds about presidential transition in the Pentagon  The Washington Post View Full ...

HHS Releases First National Strategic Plan to Address Sexually Transmitted Infections

18. December 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is releasing the first-ever national plan to address the public health crisis caused by alarming increases in rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the United States over the past six years. The STI National Strategic Plan 2021-2025 (STI Plan) sets national goals, objectives, and strategies ...

OCR Issues Audit Report on Health Care Industry Compliance with the HIPAA Rules

18. 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) released its 2016-2017 HIPAA Audits Industry Report that reviewed selected health care entities and business associates for compliance with certain provisions of the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical ...

HHS Continues COVID-19 Testing Support to States, Territories, and High-Risk Groups

18. December 2020 EHR, EMR, Health, HIPAA 0
Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced three ways the federal government will continue supporting SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) testing efforts by states and territories, especially for nursing homes, into the first quarter of 2021. The new commitments build upon more than $31 billion in resources that the U.S. government ...

OCR: Healthcare HIPAA Compliance Report Finds PHI Security Failures – HealthITSecurity.com

18. December 2020 EHR, EMR, HIPAA 0
OCR: Healthcare HIPAA Compliance Report Finds PHI Security Failures  HealthITSecurity.com OCR Issues Proposed Modifications to HIPAA Privacy Rule to Remove Barriers to Coordination of Care and  The National Law Review Department Of Health And Human Services Releases Proposed Changes To HIPAA – Food, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences – United States  Mondaq News Alerts OCR Issues Audit Report on ...

McConnell, Pelosi say they'll get Covid vaccine soon – POLITICO

17. December 2020 HIPAA 0
McConnell, Pelosi say they’ll get Covid vaccine soon  POLITICO Congress close to striking deal on next round of COVID-19 relief  WPRI McConnell included $600 checks in COVID-19 stimulus plans after hearing that opposition could cost Republicans the Senate runoffs in Georgia, report says  Yahoo News McConnell took too long to get serious about COVID stimulus  Los Angeles Times Opinion ...