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OCR announces HIPAA breach notification rule settlement

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights this week
Advisory
Member

CMS and ONC Propose Provider Disincentives for Health Care Information Blocking

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Nov. 1 released a proposed rule to establish disincentives for health care providers that have committed information blocking.
News

HHS reduces maximum penalties for HIPAA violations

The Department of Health and Human Services Friday issued a notice reducing the maximum civil monetary penalty for all but the most serious violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
Advisory
Member

HHS Releases Proposed HIPAA Enforcement Rule

Content
Public

FBI Violence Prevention Strategies to Assess and Manage Threats Against Health Care

Since 2020 the health care workforce has faced a sharp increase in workplace violence.
News

OCR: Phishing email targeting HIPAA covered entities

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights yesterday alerted&n
Special Bulletin
Member

CMS Finalizes Rules to Standardize Prior Authorization Processes

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Jan. 17 finalized new regulations intended to streamline and reduce the burden associated with health plan prior authorization processes, promote greater transparency into medical necessity criteria, and improve the electronic exchange of health care information.
News

HIPAA settlement highlights need for security management process

Metro Community Provider Network, a federally-qualified health center, has agreed to pay $400,000 and implement a corrective action plan to settle potential noncompliance with the Health Insurance
Fact Sheets

Frequently Asked Questions Regarding ICD-10-CM Coding for COVID-19

Accurate coding is critical: AHA's ICD-10-CM FAQs address pneumonia icd10 & dizziness icd10 for precise COVID-19 documentation.
Toolkits/Methodology

AHA Disparities Toolkit - Tools and Resources

View more helpful resources for collecting race, ethnicity and language data from patients.