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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Flynn Says Trump Can Use Military to 'Rerun Election': 'It's Not Unprecedented' – The Daily Beast

17. December 2020 EHR, HIPAA 0
Flynn Says Trump Can Use Military to ‘Rerun Election’: ‘It’s Not Unprecedented’  The Daily Beast Grassley accuses Democrats of double-standard in asking GOP to defer to Biden on Cabinet: ‘Pretty darn rich’  Fox News Transition Stumbles Test Biden’s Bond With Capitol Hill  U.S. News & World Report Trump claims fired cybersecurity expert Chris Krebs was ‘excoriated’ during his ...

Russian hack against the U.S. government ‘will take years to overcome,’ former national intelligence official says – CNBC

17. December 2020 HIPAA 0
Russian hack against the U.S. government ‘will take years to overcome,’ former national intelligence official says  CNBC Former Trump adviser points finger at Russia for ‘brazen’ SolarWinds hack, calls for response  Fox News Russia Could Fake Government Emails After SolarWinds Hack: Ex-Trump Adviser Thomas Bossert  Newsweek With Trump silent, reprisals for hacks may fall to Biden  Associated Press May ...