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HHS says hospitals impacted by Change Healthcare cyberattack can delegate breach notifications to UnitedHealth Group
The Department of Health and Human Services May 31 announced that hospitals and health systems can require UnitedHealth Group to notify patients if their data was stolen during the Change Healthcare cyberattack Feb. 22.
HHS Authorizes UnitedHealth Group to Make Breach Notifications on Behalf of Providers
The Department of Health and Human Services announced May 31 that it will permit UnitedHealth Group to make breach notifications on behalf of hospitals and health systems following the cyberattack Feb. 22 on UHG subsidiary Change Healthcare.
Fact Sheet: Hospital Outpatient Department Billing Requirements
Congress is considering legislation that would change current billing practices for Medicare and the commercial insurance market to require each off-campus hospital outpatient department (HOPD) to be assigned a unique NPI as a condition of payment.
Affordability Advocacy Agenda
Our shared focus with Congress and Administration is on providing relief from the pandemic, ensuring a smooth recovery, and rebuilding a better health care system for the future. The American Hospital Association continues to incorporate principles that promote improved affordability, value, and equity into our policy and advocacy activities.
AHA files brief in its challenge to HHS online tracking rule
The AHA Jan. 5 filed its opening brief in its lawsuit challenging a December 2022 rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights that restricts the use of standard third-party web technologies that capture IP addresses on portions of hospitals’ public-facing webpages.
COVID-19 HIPAA transition period for telehealth expires
Health care providers must comply with the HIPAA rules with respect to telehealth effective Aug. 9 at 11:59 p.m., when the 90-day enforcement discretion period announced in April expires.
HHS updates tool to help providers assess HIPAA security risks
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Office for Civil Rights have updated their tool to help health care providers (especially smaller organizations) identify and assess potential risks to electronic protected health information, as required by the HIPAA Security Rule.
Third-Party Cyber Risk Impacts the Health Care Sector the Most. Here’s How to Prepare.
John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, explains why cybercriminals are shifting from directly targeting hospitals to hitting the third-party technology and service providers critical to supporting hospitals’ clinical care. He highlights four key strategies to help hospitals and health systems strengthen their third-party risk management program against the debilitating effects of the next, inevitable Change Healthcare-like cyberattack.
FTC proposes changes to breach notification requirements for entities not covered by HIPAA
The Federal Trade Commission June 8 released for public comment a notice of proposed changes to breach notification requirements for entities that collect health information but are not covered by HIPAA’s privacy and security requirements.
Cassidy proposes ways to strengthen health data privacy
Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Ranking Member Bill Cassidy, R-La., Feb. 21 released a report proposing ways to modernize the existing HIPAA framework and protect health and other data not covered by HIPAA.