WASHINGTON, Aug. 25-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA), a public hospital on the U.S. Territory, ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil ...

HHS’ Office for Civil Rights rolled out additional tools and initiatives addressing the opioid crisis to fulfill the 21st Century Cures Act. OCR works to ensure patients and their families have access ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Department of Health and Human Services released a final rule on the data privacy provisions for reproductive health care ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement with Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution, a Texas-based ...

This morning ACT -- The App Association and a number of its mobile health company members sent a letter to Rep. Tom Marino (R-PA) to encourage Congress to push HHS to make HIPAA regulations clearer ...

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would ban providers, health insurers and other entities covered by the HIPAA privacy law from sharing patient information that could be used to ...

The Trump administration on Tuesday announced immediate limited waivers of certain HIPAA privacy provisions to help improve patient care during the growing COVID-19 pandemic. For example, it's now OK ...

A rule proposed by HHS would amend HIPAA to allow certain covered entities to disclose the identities of individuals whose mental health conditions may disqualify them from owning a gun. Under the new ...