Tag: Department of Health and Human Services

January 7, 2019

New cybersecurity best practices from the Department of Health and Human Services are more than helpful suggestions for provider organizations—they set security practices that are likely to become the de facto standard industry wide. The new guidance, available here, should […]

August 17, 2018

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded $125 million in quality improvement grants throughout the country. The agency says the funds will be used to upgrade the health information technology at 1,352 health centers in all 50 states, […]

August 15, 2018

The state of Maryland has not adequately secured its Medicaid Management Information System in accordance with federal requirements and guidance, potentially putting sensitive data and its operations at risk. That’s the finding of an audit by the Department of Health […]

November 2, 2017

The Department of Health and Human Services is making progress in efforts to hire a senior advisor for cyber security, with hopes to have the position filled by early next year. The agency wants to fill the position to give […]

September 27, 2017

The Health Resources and Services Administration is offering $375,000 in prizes to innovators who develop low-cost technologies to improve prenatal care in remote and medically underserved regions. HRSA, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking proposals […]

June 28, 2017

Much of the recent increase in deaths from substance abuse and suicide can be traced back to social problems such as unemployment, former Department of Health and Human Services official Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, said Tuesday at a briefing on […]

March 20, 2017

Under the President’s budget proposal released Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services would receive a 17.9 percent decrease in funding. It’s one of the largest departments in the government and slashing the budget is the lowest funding for […]

August 15, 2016

With Congress still deadlocked over President Obama’s request of $1.9 billion new funds towards Zika prevention and control, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Sylvia M. Burwell announced plans to shift $81 million from other HHS budgets to […]

January 11, 2016

The GetMyHealthData Campaign is commending the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for offering new guidance on patients’ rights to access their health records under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule. Launched in July […]

June 30, 2015

  Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell has announced the seven winners of the 2015 HHS Innovates Awards, a program designed to reward creative solutions developed by HHS employees in response to some of the […]