By Art Gross – The OCR within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for enforcing compliance with HIPAA. As part of its mandate, the OCR annually releases a report on data breaches in the healthcare industry. The most recent report, which covers the year 2021, was recently released.
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HHS Office for Civil Rights delivers annual reports to Congress on HIPAA Compliance and Breaches of Unsecured Protected Health Information.
February 13, HHS will recognize the first set of applicant organizations that are approved for onboarding as Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs) under TEFCA.
Latest news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry including news from Angle Health, SmartRx, Elevance Health, Cigna Corporation, UnitedHealthcare, CVS Health, HHS, Independence Blue Cross, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Humana, and more.
Notable 2022 news being reported on payers and the health insurance industry.
Now on Demand Tell Me Where IT Hurts episode with host Dr. Jay Anders and his guest Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for the ONC to have a follow-up conversation about interoperability and the latest developments regarding the 21st Century Cures Act.
By Matt Fisher – Gifting for the holiday season was kicked off early by the Department of Health and Human Services with some developments that should be welcome. The releases are part of an ongoing effort to improve understanding and alignment in healthcare.
The OCR at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a bulletin to highlight the obligations of HIPAA on covered entities and business associates under the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules when using online tracking technologies.
With 18% of healthcare workers having left their jobs and another 12% being laid off, what are the solutions for healthcare as a whole? You can’t open a paper, magazine, or watch news and not hear about the crisis that has evolved. This is our Talent Tuesday Workforce edition.