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OIG Recommends Additional Oversight of EHR Incentive Programs

A November 29, 2012 report from the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) sets forth several recommendations to improve CMS’s oversight of the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Specifically, the report expresses...more

HHS OIG Takes Aim At CMS’ Oversight Of Electronic Health Records Incentive Program

On November 29, 2012, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report raising concerns about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) oversight of the...more

OCR Issues Guidance On HIPAA Privacy Rule’s De-Identification Standard

On November 26, 2012, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published a thirty-two page document titled “Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information...more