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This week in Washington: Washington waited for a COVID-19 stimulus and omnibus appropriations bill ahead of the holiday recess, and a deal was struck Sunday night; Attached to the COVID-19 relief provisions and omnibus appropriations bill are a number of health provisions.
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CMS: New Model Option for Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Serving Beneficiaries Dually Eligible for Medicare and Medicaid
CMS: Applications for MIPS Exceptions Due to COVID-19 Now Due Feb. 1
CMS Office of the Actuary Releases 2019 National Health Expenditures
CMS: FY 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes
Texas Health Services Authority Receives STAR HIE Program Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
12/21/2020 | 11:16am EDT
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AUSTIN, Texas and BALTIMORE, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The Texas Health Services Authority (THSA), HASA (a health information exchange in Texas covering multiple regions), a local hospital partner and
Audacious Inquiry announced plans today to leverage the Situational Awareness Network for Emergency Response (SANER) Project for an award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). THSA is one of five organizations to receive up to $500,000 each from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the Strengthening the Technical Advancement and Readiness of Public Health Agencies via Health Information Exchange (STAR HIE Program) cooperative agreement program. This program seeks
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//]]>// >By Richard Adhikari
Oct 20, 2020 12:06 PM PT
Healthcare records were digitized to help prevent medical errors such as misdiagnoses and mistakes with medication, but electronic health records (EHR) have made it easier for bad actors to steal patients highly personal information.
Cyberattacks on hospitals are increasing exponentially year after year, Ellen Neveux wrote in secure remote access provider SecureLink s blog. Healthcare data is valuable on the black market because it contains all of an individual s personally identifiable information, as opposed to a single marker that may be found in a financial breach, Neveux stated. Often, these attacks see hundreds of thousands of patients data compromised or stolen.
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On December 10, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a proposed rule that would revise the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).
In its news release, OCR noted that the changes “seeks to promote value-based health care by examining federal regulations that impede efforts among healthcare providers and health plans to better coordinate care for patients.” The proposed changes come on the heels of the recently delayed Information Blocking Rule, which seeks to prohibit interferences with access, exchange, or use of electronic health information (EHI). The key proposed changes are discussed below.