News 2/14/25 – HIStalk
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, JD, LLM is sworn in as HHS secretary.
He will manage a $2 trillion budget and will oversee CMS, CDC, FDA, NIH, the Public Health Service, HHS OIG, AHRQ,…
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OCR Leads Effective HIPAA Compliance with Innovative Strategies
Introduction
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was designed to protect sensitive patient data and ensure compliance within the healthcare sector. However, a recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) indicates…
OCR’s HIPAA audit program lacked mettle, OIG says
In examining how the Office of Civil Rights administered its periodic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audit program from January 2016 through December 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office…
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OIG again deems HHS’ infosec program ineffective
Similar to its findings last year, the Office of Inspector General said Tuesday that the U.S. Health and Human Services continued to have difficulty in identifying, detecting, responding to and recovering from threats to…
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News 11/20/24 – HIStalk
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HHS OIG rates HHS’s information security program as “not effective” in its annual review, the same rating it gave HHS last year.
OIG made six recommendations to HHS:
Update its inventory of enterprise architecture…
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3 Payer Strategies for Better Risk Adjustment Results
Katie Sender, MSN, RN, PHN, CRC VP, Clinical and Coding Services at Cotiviti, Inc.
Risk adjustment requires constant attention to ensure accurate coding, timely regulatory compliance, and streamlined communications across the payer-provider continuum. Increasingly rigorous…
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News 9/25/24 – HIStalk
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A new report from the VA OIG finds that the VA’s Oracle Health-based EHR that has been implemented at six facilities experienced 826 major performance incidents between October 2020 and March 2024.
Over…
Establishment of Disincentives for Health Care Providers That Have Committed Information Blocking
On June 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a final rule establishing a set of disincentives in CMS programs for certain health care providers that have been found…
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News 6/26/24 – HIStalk
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HHS releases a final rule that establishes “disincentives” for healthcare providers who are found by HHS OIG to have committed information blocking. It will take effect 30 days after it is published in…
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OIG Report | Scheduling Error in VA’s EHR Leads to Fatal Consequences
Unveiling opportunities amidst challenges, this report illuminates pathways for elevating veteran healthcare through collaborative efforts and proactive measures. Delving into the ramifications of a scheduling error within the Veterans Administration’s electronic health record (EHR)…
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