HIPAA
On July 10, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released an order addressing a number of important issues under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This legal advisory provides a detailed summary of the order.
CMS, the CDC, and the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights published in the Feb. 6 Federal Register a final rule under which patients can gain direct access to laboratory test reports, upon their request.
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-->Testimony of the American Hospital Association before the Standards Subcommittee of the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics: “Industry implementation of updated and new HIPAA Standards and Code Sets X12 Version 5010, NCPDP Version D.0, NCPDP Version 3…
Regulatory Advisory regarding Administrative Simplification, Identifiers & Compliance Date Change for ICD-10 Final Rule
On July 8, 2011, the Office of the Secretary of Health and Human Services published an interim final rule (IFR) regarding the adoption of operating rules for two transaction standards under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
The Department of Health and Human Services' \(HHS\) Office for Civil Rights issued in the May 31 Federal Register a proposed rule to modify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 \(HIPAA\) privacy rule's provisions related to accounting of disclosures.
To assist hospitals in working with health information technology \(IT\) vendors to achieve meaningful use, the AHA has developed the following guidelines for EHR contracting. These guidelines address the most common issues for hospitals thatlicense EHR software applications and/or obtain related…
The One-Year Extension for Complying with HIPAA's Standards for Electronic Transactions: How Does it Affect You?