This package of regulations includes modifications to the HIPAA privacy, security, enforcement and breach notification rules, as required under the HITECH Act.
This rule establishes criteria for electronic health records software that qualifies for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. The program, part of the economic stimulus package, is providing billions of dollars in Medicare and Medicaid incentives to hospitals and physicians to spur...
This rule establishes criteria that hospitals and physicians must meet to qualify as "meaningful users" of electronic health records and receive further financial incentives in Stage 2 of the HITECH Act Electronic Health Record Incentive Program. The program, part of the economic stimulus package, is providing...
This proposed rule from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would require unique identifiers on medical devices. While the rule aims to ease the collection and analysis of data about adverse health events and help detect counterfeit products, no patient information would be collected in a proposed new FDA database...
In a notice of a new system of records, the Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking comments on proposed privacy practices for the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record project now in development. The VLER effort is a long-term project of the VA and the Department of Defense designed to pave the way for improved...
This request for information seeks comments on plans for voluntary national standards, including privacy and security guidelines, for health information exchanges. The announcement poses 66 questions.
This proposed rule outlines requirements, including privacy and security provisions, for a hospital or physician practice to qualify as a "meaningful user" of certified electronic health record software to qualify for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act EHR incentive program.
This proposed rule outlines requirements, including privacy and security provisions, for electronic health record software certified as qualifying for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act EHR incentive program.
This interim final rule from the Department of Health and Human Services creates streamlined standards for electronic funds transfers and electronic remittance advice, including using a trace number to match remittance advice to EFT payments.
Final rule outlines how certain consumer and employer groups can access Medicare claims data to conduct research on the quality of care. The rule spells out privacy and security requirements and sets penalties for misuse of the data.
This final rule establishes guidelines for Accountable Care Organizations as called for under healthcare reform. ACOs are groups of providers that collaborate to offer all necessary treatment for Medicare beneficiaries in an effort to cut costs and improve the quality of care. Among the rule's requirements is granting...
The Department of Defense and two other government agencies have issued a proposed rule designed to help ensure that government contractors provide adequate privacy training to their staff members.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights provided a report to Congress on health information breaches from September 2009 through 2010, as required under the HITECH Act. Nearly 7.9 million Americans were affected by almost 30,800 health information breaches, according to the report.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is soliciting public comments on metadata standards to support nationwide electronic health information exchange.
This advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeks comments on plans for changing the regulations overseeing research on human subjects. The rule now in place, known as the Common Rule, has been in effect for 20 years. Regulators are seeking feedback on a plan to establish mandatory data security and information...
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