The American Hospital Association (AHA) contests the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposal, opposing hospital culpability for cyberattacks. AHA President Rick Pollack voices concerns, emphasizing hospitals’ existing cybersecurity investments and the…
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The American Hospital Association says the newly released U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ healthcare sector cybersecurity strategy paper, which outlines the agency’s “ongoing and planned steps to improve cyber resiliency and protect…
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Online tracking tools such as pixels are moving to the forefront of the debate about healthcare policy.The American Hospital Association and several allies in Texas last monthsued the U.S. Health and Human Services Office…
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Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s…
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The American Hospital Association and allies in Texas have sued the U.S. Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights seeking to block enforcement of a HIPAA guidance regarding online tracking technologies for customer…
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This week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized updates to its physician fee schedule for 2024, as well as finalized the rule for next year’s Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS).
The federal agency…
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The American Hospital Association, Texas Hospital Association, Texas Health Resources, and United Regional Health Care System sue the federal government over an HHS rule that prohibits health system from using web user tracking…
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Among telehealth physicians, there’s a lot of chatter about an upcoming change in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) policy that would require physicians and other healthcare providers to report their home addresses…
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By Victoria Bailey
October 04, 2023 – The American Hospital Association (AHA) has urged Congress and the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to withdraw the rule related to online tracking technologies, arguing that it violates…
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) strongly opposes the Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) online tracking tool regulations, citing conflicts with HIPAA, harm to patients and public health, and detrimental effects…
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