Posts Tagged ‘HHS’
How to comply with HIPAA during Ebola crisis
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has put out a bulletin to ensure that HIPAA-covered entities and their business associates are aware of the ways in which patient information can be shared in an emergency situation. The bulletin comes in response to the Ebola outbreak and is designed to…
Read MoreHHS target of class action in Medicare appeals backlog fiasco
The ever-growing backlog of appeals at the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals for inpatient status claims has prompted the Center for Medicare Advocacy to file a nationwide class action lawsuit against the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. The complaint, filed Aug. 26 U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, alleges that,…
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