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GAO extends survey on HIPAA breach reporting to Feb. 11
The Government Accountability Office today extended to Feb. 11 its survey for HIPAA-covered health care entities and business associates on their experiences complying with the Department of Health and Human Services’ data breach reporting requirements and HHS efforts to improve the data breach reporting process. The AHA assisted GAO in developing the survey, which will inform a future GAO report to Congress on data breach reporting by covered entities, including any challenges reported by covered entities and HHS efforts to address them.
AHA Statement to Senate Budget Committee on Alleviating Administrative Burden in Health Care
The AHA provides comments before the Senate Committee on Budget on ways to reduce administrative burden and costs in the health care system.
Anthem pays OCR $16 million in HIPAA settlement
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Officer for Civil Rights yesterday announced that Anthem has agreed to pay $16 million and take corrective action to settle potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act after a series of cyberattacks led to the largest U.S. health data breach in history and exposed the electronic protected health information of nearly 79 million people.
Agencies warn hospitals, others about tracking technology compliance risks
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights and Federal Trade Commission yesterday sent a letter to about 130 hospital systems and telehealth providers reminding them to comply with HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules, the FTC Act and FTC Health Breach Notification Rule when using technologies that can track a user’s online activities, such as Meta/Facebook Pixel and Google Analytics.
AHA Urges CMS to Finalize the Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule
AHA Urges CMS to finalize the Improving Prior Authorization Processes Proposed Rule.
HHS declares public health emergency in Hawaii due to wildfires
The Department of Health and Human Services Aug. 11 declared a public health emergency in Hawaii due to the recent wildfires and waived certain Medicare, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program requirements to give health care providers greater flexibility to meet emergency health needs.
AHA Urges HHS to Clarify EMTALA, HIPAA Waivers
The AHA urges the Department of Health and Human Services to clarify its and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act waivers issued under the public health and national emergency declarations. These declarations allow waivers consistent with section 1135 of the Social Security Act.
ICD-10 and Administrative Simplification
ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS are the HIPAA code set standards for hospital reporting of diagnosis and procedures.
HHS Proposes Overhaul of Information-Sharing Requirements for Addiction Treatment
In this proposed rule, HHS seeks to revise, delete, replace or add regulatory language to the Part 2 regulations to align them with those under HIPAA, as well as to improve clarity or readability. The agency notes that it will issue a separate rule on CARES Act provisions related to antidiscrimination prohibitions.
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.