Healthcare Law Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Improves access to and transparency of mental health and substance abuse services during public health emergencies by directing the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to incorporate their activities of continued support in this area in their Biennial Strategic Report to Congress, and requiring the Government Accountability (..)

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

The proposed changes – if finalized – will not only impact HIPAA compliance , but other federal Rules that govern uses and disclosures of PHI (i.e., Proposed Changes to Clarify HIPAA Care Coordination Rules To clarify the position between HIPAA and care coordination, several Rule changes have been proposed. 42 CFR Part 2).

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Healthcare Law Blog

MARCH 20, 2023

While digital health support tools provide essential supplemental care, payors continue to seek to address the indispensible need for licensed practitioners to provide mental health support to the growing number of patients in need of mental health care. November 2022. [2] 21, 2023). [5] 5] Bellon, J., PhD, Quinlan, C.,

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 19, 2021

One group that doesn’t fit the stereotypical substance abuse profile is health care workers, about 10% of whom are abusing drugs, according to figures from both the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the American Nurses Association (ANA). At work, of course.

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The Digital Health Corner

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Digital health technology has seen an incredible growth in the last few years, fueled by a combination of consumerization of wearable technologies, ubiquity of mobile devices, proliferation of technology incubators, attention by government health and regulatory agencies and involvement of large companies heretofore not focused on healthcare.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The report also reviewed deaths in more than 500 jails from 2016 to 2018, and found that “those relying on one of the five leading healthcare contractors had higher death rates than facilities where medical services are run by government agencies.

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Healthcare It News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Becerra , a federal lawsuit that sought to bar enforcement of OCR's governing online-tracking tools under HIPAA. THE LARGER TREND Complicating HIPAA compliance for healthcare organizations, legal ambiguity remains over what data is not considered ePHI after AHA v. Periodically, the federal privacy framework has undergone updates.

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Healthcare It News

APRIL 28, 2023

"We serve the same families in our Administration for Children and Families that we serve with Medicare and Medicaid, that we serve in our Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration," said Palm. There is fairness and appropriate governance at the level at which we should start with.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 7, 2023

In the proposed rules regarding buprenorphine DEA says that a practitioner must be registered in the state where he/she is located, however, DEA does not address this issue in its proposed rules governing the special registration requirements generally. 21 U.S.C. § 802(17).

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 22, 2022

trillion omnibus appropriations bill has been released by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees which, if passed, will ensure that the government remains funded until September 30, 2023. The bill must be signed by the president on Friday this week, when government funding is set to expire. The text of a $1.7

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

In November 2022, OCR and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) which sees both Part 2 and HIPAA changes to better align these regulations. Proposed Part 2 and HIPAA Changes in 2023.

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C&M Health Law

JANUARY 25, 2023

trillion spending package, which consists of all 12 fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations bills and funds the federal government through September 30, 2023, provides additional assistance to Ukraine, and makes numerous health care policy changes. million Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) $4.1

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