By Sarai Rodriguez
May 04, 2023 – A coalition of 24 states united to appeal a Texas judge’s ruling that could essentially withhold medication abortion pills nationwide and jeopardize reproductive care access under the Title X family planning…
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With the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency set to expire on May 11, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency says it will temporarily extend telemedicine flexibilities around prescription of certain controlled medications as it sifts through…
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The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3), which was created by the Department of Health and Human Services, is sounding the alarm on two ransomware groups that are actively targeting the healthcare sector: Cl0p…
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The North Carolina Health Information Exchange Authority, housed within the state’s Department of Information Technology, announced this week that it’s working North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services to launch the N.C. Stroke…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
April 28, 2023 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), in partnership with the Indian Health Service (IHS), has slated $2.5 million to support the development of produce prescription, a…
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During a discussion at HIMSS23 this past week in Chicago, officials with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT offered some updates on…
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The Office of Civil Rights is offering healthcare providers a 90-day transition period to comply with the HIPAA Rules for telehealth from May 12 to August 9, with OCR continuing its enforcement discretion and…
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By Sara Heath April 20, 2023 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released its plan to maintain COVID-19 vaccine access for the uninsured even after the end of the public health…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has proposed an amendment to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The proposed changes aim to strengthen federal privacy protections for Protected Health Information…
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CHICAGO – At the HIMSS23 Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum on Monday, a leader with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency cited some sobering statistics, noting an 86% increase in cyberattacks against hospitals since 2021, with…
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