WASHINGTON, Aug. 25-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2023: Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA), a public hospital on the U.S. Territory, ...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil ...

HHS’ Office for Civil Rights rolled out additional tools and initiatives addressing the opioid crisis to fulfill the 21st Century Cures Act. OCR works to ensure patients and their families have access ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced a settlement with Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution, a Texas-based ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Department of Health and Human Services released a final rule on the data privacy provisions for reproductive health care ...

The Biden administration has proposed a new rule that would ban providers, health insurers and other entities covered by the HIPAA privacy law from sharing patient information that could be used to ...

A rule proposed by HHS would amend HIPAA to allow certain covered entities to disclose the identities of individuals whose mental health conditions may disqualify them from owning a gun. Under the new ...