Tag: HHS

July 25, 2024

HHS’ reorganization comes as cybersecurity becomes an increasingly pressing problem for healthcare organizations and interest in AI — as well as questions about how best to regulate the technology — grow. The healthcare industry has already faced significant cyberattacks this […]

June 25, 2024

Information blocking occurs when a healthcare provider knowingly and unreasonably interferes with the access, exchange, or use of a patient’s EHI. This can hinder communication between providers, delay treatment, and ultimately harm patient care. The New Rule: Disincentives for Blocking […]

May 14, 2024

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), is seeking innovative solutions to advance healthcare through artificial intelligence (AI) and improve health IT adoption in behavioral health […]

February 7, 2024

The settlement comes as regulators have been sounding the alarm about cybersecurity in the healthcare sector. More than 134 million people were affected by large breaches reported to the OCR last year, compared with just 55 million in 2022, according […]

January 16, 2024

In a groundbreaking development, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has reached a settlement with Lafourche Medical Group, a Louisiana-based medical facility, following a phishing cyberattack that compromised the electronic protected health information of nearly 35,000 patients. […]

December 18, 2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) finalized its Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: Certification Program Updates, Algorithm Transparency, and Information Sharing (HTI-1) rule. This follows […]

December 11, 2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (@HHSGov) released a concept paper that outlines the Department’s cybersecurity strategy for the health care sector. The concept paper builds on the National Cybersecurity Strategy that President Biden released last year, […]

September 20, 2023

The U.S. government is awarding $45 million in grants to help clinics treating long COVID develop new models of care and expand access, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said on Wednesday. Nine clinics will receive $1 million […]

August 10, 2023

The initiative announced today is part of an ongoing effort to grow the nursing workforce and should be considered a starting point in The HHS and Biden administration’s commitment to developing the country’s health workforce, according to Johnson. Some of […]

July 25, 2023

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (@HHSGov) Secretary Xavier Becerra highlighted the recently launched HHS Health Workforce Initiative during an event at Lincoln-West School of Science and Health, a public high school in Cleveland, Ohio, which prepares […]

July 7, 2023

In 2018, Congress directed regulators to change how Medicare pays for home health services, shifting away from reimbursing for the number of therapy sessions and focusing instead on the complexity of care provided. Regulators also calculated a new 30-day episode […]

June 13, 2023

More than a million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid so far, according to KFF. Some states are reporting high numbers of procedural enrollments, where beneficiaries are removed from coverage because they didn’t complete the renewal process. “Nobody who is […]

February 27, 2023

The threat by Clop, a ransomware group that has been active since February 2019, shows how vulnerable personal health information is to cyberattacks. More than 289 hospitals may have been impacted by ransomware attacks in 2022, according to the HHS. […]

February 10, 2023

A number of pandemic-era policies tied to the federal public health emergency will soon expire on May 11, affecting providers, payers and others in the industry that have relied on some of those flexibilities over the past few years. Waivers […]

January 31, 2023

Providers and drug manufacturers have been at odds for years over the 340B drug discount program, which requires pharmaceutical companies to give discounts on outpatient drugs for providers serving low-income communities. Such providers usually have narrower margins, meaning the drug […]

January 30, 2023

Monday’s proposal is the latest of President Joe Biden’s efforts to expand access to reproductive healthcare, a particular focus for the White House in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Last August, […]

January 11, 2023

A federal court has ruled it’s up to the HHS to determine how to repay hospitals enrolled in the 340B drug discount program after years of underpayments, sparking concern from hospital groups. The court’s ruling on Tuesday is the latest […]

January 4, 2023

As you design, market, and distribute a mobile health (mHealth) app that your customers will use to collect, share, use, or maintain individuals’ health information, it is likely you have questions about what U.S. federal laws apply. You may also […]

December 21, 2022

The HHS publicly released the ownership data for more than 7,000 U.S. hospitals for the first time on Tuesday. The information will be a one-stop-shop for up-to-date hospital ownership for researchers, reporters and the broader public, as many hospitals across […]

December 21, 2022

A federal court ruling Tuesday could make it nearly impossible for Texas teens to access birth control without parental permission. US District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled that Title X, the federal program that provides free, confidential contraception to anyone regardless […]