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HHS Announces Planned Cybersecurity Initiatives for Healthcare Sector
The National Law Review· 2 days agoThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a plan to provide resources and incentives for the healthcare industry to adopt cybersecurity ...
COVID-19 and PREP Act Immunity
The National Law Review· 33 minutes agoAct) are key to their willingness to continue their efforts to support the COVID-19 response. The PREP Act was enacted by Congress and signed into law by George W. Bush in 2005 in the wake of ...
New HHS Rule and Enforcement Focus on Provider Religious/Conscience Opt-out Rights
The National Law Review· 1 day agoIn May 2019, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued the final rule “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care ...
Action Steps Health Plans Should Take Now In Response To New DOL Guidance on Mental Health Parity
The National Law Review· 1 day agoThe Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA) added a requirement for health plans to document their compliance with nonquantitative treatment limitations (NQTLs) under the Mental Health Parity ...
HHS announces $3.5 million HIPAA settlement with Fresenius resolving five breach reports
The National Law Review· 5 days agoDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and adopt a comprehensive corrective action plan to settle ...
...Healthcare Cybersecurity Is a Priority for National Security: U.S. HHS Issues Healthcare Sector...
The National Law Review· 20 hours agoUndoubtedly, the healthcare sector is central to the nation’s critical infrastructure, and it remains vulnerable to increasing cybersecurity risks. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...
Administration Finally Releases Proposed Drug Importation Policies for Stakeholder and Public...
The National Law Review· 5 days agoAt the end of July 2019, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) jointly published the Safe Importation ...
White House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence: Implications for the Health Care and Life...
The National Law Review· 1 day agoThis EO is a significant milestone as companies and other organizations globally grapple with the trustworthy use and creation of AI. Previous Biden-Harris Administration action< ...
$500,000 Settlement for Failure to Comply with Basic HIPAA Compliance Requirements
The National Law Review· 2 days agoDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS-OCR) entered into a $500,000 no-fault settlement and two year corrective action plan (CAP ...
McDermottPlus Check-Up: April 17, 2024
The National Law Review· 3 hours agoIn the wake of the Change Healthcare cybersecurity attack, members discussed cybersecurity standards and called for investigations into healthcare...