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CMS guidance details provider protections for health plan electronic claims payments
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday issued guidance to clarify certain HIPAA protections and responsibilities.
HIPAA
There are three types of standards created by HIPAA: privacy, security and administrative simplification (e.g., transaction standards).
AHA Urges OCR to Expedite Regulatory Relief For Certain Cybersecurity Practices
The AHA urges the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights to quickly initiate rulemaking for a legislative provision (H.R. 7898) enacted by Congress this year to recognize certain recommended security practices when making determinations related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audits, fines and resolution agreements.
HHS issues workplace guidance on HIPAA and COVID-19 vaccination disclosure
The Department of Health and Human Services announced workplace guidance on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s applicability to disclosures and requests for information about whether a person has received a COVID-19 vaccine.
AHA comments on proposed changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
AHA urged the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights to take a holistic approach as it deliberates changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule.
AHA Comments on Proposed Changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
AHA's comment on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights’ notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on “Proposed Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support, and Remove Barriers to, Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement.”
OCR proposed rule on HIPAA privacy standards officially published
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights formally published in the Federal Register a proposed rule released Dec. 10 that would modify HIPAA privacy standards for individually identifiable health information.
OCR will not enforce HIPAA rules for covered entities using online apps to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations in good faith
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights will not impose penalties on covered health care providers, their business associates or vendors for HIPAA rule violations connected with web-based applications used in good faith to schedule individual appointments for COVID-19 vaccination, the agency announced.
HHS proposes changes to HIPAA Privacy Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights released a proposed rule that would modify HIPAA privacy standards for individually identifiable health information.
AHA Re: Limited Repeal of IMD Exclusion for Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Substance Use Disorder Act
AHA letter to Representatives Greg Walden, and Frank Pallone expressing support for The Limited Repeal of the IMD Exclusion for Adult Medicaid Beneficiaries with Substance Use Disorder Act.