H.R. 7898 became law on January 5, 2021, and amended the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act to require the secretary of HHS to consider certain recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when making certain determinations, and for other purposes.
In its July newsletter, OCR announced a collaboration with the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to seek user feedback and improvement suggestions on its Security Risk Assessment (SRA) Tool.
This week’s Medicare updates include revisions to guidance on interstate licensing compacts, an OIG review of Medicare Advantage risk adjusted payments, the quarterly update to the ESRD PPS, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include the Quarterly Provider Compliance Newsletter, a proposed rule on repealing the Medicare Coverage of Innovative Technology and Definition of “Reasonable and Necessary” final rule, October updates for various payment systems, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include an extension to the rulemaking process for a final rule on the adjustment of civil monetary penalties for inflation, the recission of the mid-build exception audit determinations, implementation transmittals for two NCDs, and more!
This week’s Medicare updates include information on Hurricane Ida waivers and support, an updated emergency use authorization for bamlanivimab and etesevimab administered together, an OIG review of actions CMS can take to improve COVID-19 data from nursing homes, and more!
