The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today announced an $8.9 million agreement with Siemens Healthineers, a Tarrytown, New York-based company to further develop a Zika virus test that could expand the nation’s testing capacity for the virus and potentially lead to lower costs ...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has announced a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) settlement based on the lack of a security management process to safeguard electronic protected health information (ePHI). Metro Community Provider Network (MCPN), a federally-qualified health center (FQHC), has agreed to ...
WCSH-TV Mother shares last moments of 4-year-old son’s battle with cancerWCSH-TVA Maryland mother describes the final moments of her 4-year-old son’s battle with cancer and it’s heart-wrenching. Ruth Scully of Leonardtown, lost her son Nolan on Feb. 4 to Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer. Nolan was diagnosed in Nov.Grieving mother shares heartbreaking photo of ...
GovInfoSecurity.com OCR Signs $400K HIPAA Settlement with Colorado-Based Health CenterGovInfoSecurity.comIn an April 12 statement, OCR says it has signed a $400,000 resolution agreement and corrective action plan with Metro Community Provider Network, a federally-qualified health center, to settle “potential noncompliance” with the HIPAA privacy and … Powered by WPeMatico
Albany Times Union Trans fats ban linked to better health in stateAlbany Times UnionFILE – In this Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 file photo, H. Kenneth Woods, chef and owner of Sylvia’s restaurant, cooks southern fried chicken using a soy bean oil that doesn’t contain trans fats in New York’s Harlem neighborhood. A study released Wednesday ...
MSPmentor Phishing Attack Results in $400,000 HIPAA Breach Fine | Vertical …MSPmentorThe payment by a Denver-based network of public health clinics marks the first settlement deal since shortly after the federal office responsible for HIPAA …Denver-Based FQHC Will Pay $400,000 HIPAA Settlement …Healthcare Informatics all 2 news articles » Powered by WPeMatico
CNN Newlyweds contract rare brain parasite during Hawaiian honeymoonCNN(CNN) Among the lures of Maui, second-largest of the Hawaiian islands, is an area known for being less developed than most other regions of our 50th state. Aerial views of Hana reveal black sand beaches, sharp volcanic cliffs, pristine blue waters …9 cases of rat lungworm disease, ...
As 1,000 patients a day still die from preventable errors, Leapfrog report shows which facilities are failing to improve. Powered by WPeMatico
Leapfrog report says many systems are showing dedication to reducing deadly medical errors. Powered by WPeMatico
Though new safety grades show problems persist, hundreds of hospitals are excelling at prevention based on the latest Hosptial Safety Grade. Powered by WPeMatico
