Articles Tagged With: HHS
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HHS Expands Mental Health Services Access for Young Patients
Agency designates funding for existing program that promotes behavioral health integration into pediatric primary care using telehealth. -
Busy Year for Right of Access Settlements in 2021
At press time, OCR had settled five Right of Access investigations so far in 2021, four of those since President Biden was sworn in to office on Jan. 20.
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Right of Access Settlements Yield Lessons, Insight on OCR Approach
With nearly 20 settlements so far, the Office for Civil Rights is showing its determination to protect patients’ rights to obtain their medical records from healthcare entities.
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Lessons Learned from Overturned $4.3 Million HIPAA Penalty
A covered entity’s victory over proposed penalties from the Department of Health and Human Services was good news for those responsible for HIPAA compliance, showing that good faith efforts and a willingness to fight the allegations can pay off.
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Feds Redefine Who Can Handle COVID-19 Vaccine
HHS expands list of who can prescribe, dispense, and administer shots.
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Trump HHS Eases Standards Regarding Opioid Addiction Care; Biden Admin Reverses Course
More physicians would have been able to prescribe buprenorphine and other medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, but the incoming administration reversed course.
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HHS Eases Standards Regarding Opioid Addiction Care
Regulatory changes make it easier for more physicians to prescribe medication-assisted treatment.
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HHS Says Not All Guidance Enforceable
The new rule clarifies that some guidance from the agency is just that — only guidance, not a binding requirement.
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Biden-Harris Healthcare Team
Takes ShapeFauci moves front and center, Obama-era surgeon general returns.
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HHS Releases Latest Iteration of Antibiotic Resistance Action Plan
The new plan includes details about stronger and more evidence-based activities that have reduced antibiotic resistance, such as optimizing the use of antibiotics in human and animal health settings, that public health officials can lean on to drive progress.