In This Issue: Debt Ceiling Deal: Medicare Doc Cuts of 2% Remain in Play – Federal Appeals Court Upholds Gene Patents, But Not Method Claims – IOM Recommends FDA Develop New 510(k) Device Review Process – CAP Supports Confidentiality Coalitionâs Concerns on Proposed HIPAA Changes – HHS Looking to âModernizeâ Human Subject Research Protections – [...]
Posts Tagged ‘2011’
HITECH, HIPAA Rules to Launch Simultaneously in 2011
HealthLeaders Media reports that a senior official with the Office for Civil Rights said Tuesday that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security rule enforcer plans to release final rules regarding the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and HIPAA next year. (Source: News stories via the [...]
CMS issues compliancy reminder for HIPAA orgs in January 2011
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued a reminder to healthcare providers, health plans, clearinghouses and vendors about the approaching January 2011 compliance date for testing transaction standards. (Source: Cardiovascular Business News)
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