HHS’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently added some teeth to the anti-information blocking regulations laid out in the 21st Century Cures Act. The office finalized penalties to enforce these rules, including fines…
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By Jill McKeon
July 06, 2023 – The latest string of reported healthcare data breaches impacted small and mid-sized healthcare organizations. Two of the three breaches mentioned below occurred in 2022.
Community Research Foundation Notifies HHS of…
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By Jill McKeon
July 05, 2023 – Strong authentication practices can help healthcare organizations mitigate breach risk and maintain compliance, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reminded covered entities in its June 2023 newsletter.
According to…
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In advance of the holiday, the HHS Office of Inspector General dropped this sweet hundred-plus page final rule on information blocking. It includes the details of the civil monetary penalties that health IT developers…
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Just in time for the long holiday weekend, HHS publishes a 130-page final rule outlining the civil money penalties health IT developers will incur for information-blocking. HHS may published a proposed rule for…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
June 23, 2023 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has joined forces with Upstream to strengthen access to essential reproductive healthcare by expanding patient contraceptive access in underserved areas.
Over a…
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According to a Department of Health and Human Services report, maternal mortality rates in U.S. hospitals have dropped by 57% since 2008. The decline is seen across all racial and ethnic groups, age groups,…
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By Jill McKeon
June 22, 2023 – Digital health company Kannact disclosed a breach to HHS that impacted 103,547 individuals. According to a breach notice posted on the company’s website, Kannact discovered that an unauthorized party…
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Subscribe for your weekly fix of health tech stories, wherever you get your news: Apple, Spotify or Twitter.Dawn Alley, President of Decision Support at CarebridgeIn this episode, I sat down with Dawn Alley, President of…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
June 09, 2023 – Evara Health is among the recipients of a $65 million HHS funding initiative, supporting underserved communities in creating innovative approaches to reduce Black maternal health disparities.
Florida-based Evara Health secured…
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