Government & Policy
OCR unleashes second wave of HIPAA audits, but will it diminish patients' privacy and security expe…
The Office for Civil Rights has launched a new round of HIPAA audits. Will the program succeed in improving privacy and security practices and protecting patient data? Or could it have the opposite impact?
The hospital said it did not pay the ransom and is now working with the FBI as part of an ongoing investigation.
The National Quality Forum has published its guidance for the new Merit-Based Incentive Payment System.
The agency said it plans to add some 1,900 diagnosis codes and 3,651 hospital inpatient procedure codes to ICD-10.
CMS said it plans to add about 1,900 diagnosis codes and 3,651 hospital inpatient procedure codes to the coding system.
Saying that smaller government equates to greater freedom, the Republican candidate vowed to abolish the IRS, cut welfare and follow Reagan's lead to bolster U.S. military in a speech taking aim at Donald Trump while also welcoming Marco Rubio backers.
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A recent report from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General claims that HHS could do better when it comes to protecting federal information.
Twenty-one companies were awarded spots on the Department of Veterans Affairs' $22.