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		<title><![CDATA[HHS to award $235M in health IT grants to local communities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/government/news-analysis/hhs-award-235m-health-grants/22497/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Beacon Community Program to fund digital health record adoption in 15 communities The Health and Human Services Department is starting a new grant program to distribute $235 million to communities that can serve as models for use of electronic health records EHRs. Through the Beacon Communites Program, HHS will be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:16:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HHS updates acquisition regs with new rules for transparency, green purchasing]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Health and Human Services Department is doing its first major update to its acquisition regulation since 2006, adding new rules for transparency, data standards, contracting staff certifications and green purchasing. HHS issued a final rule to revise the HHS Acquisition Regulation, which is a supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:52:02 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[MGMA Calls For Careful Design and Testing of Meaningful Use]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Medical Group Management Association calls on HHS to do real-world testing of its meaningful use criteria and take other steps to ensure the program's success. by Ken Terry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:25:10 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Senate Bill: Getting Into The Details]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/healthcare/news-analysis/senate-bill-details/21335/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[My first post presented a broad overview of the Senate bill, HR 3590 and a more detailed analysis of the bill's provisions that go into effect prior to the 2014 general effective date.  This post will examine in detail four additional issues that arise under the bill's insurance reforms.  There...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:00:02 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Shire CEO: Government Probes Are Normal]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another day, another subpoena. And the latest was sent to Shire last month by the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, which is working with the US Attorney in Philadelphia. The focus of their interest is the sales and marketing practices for three ADHD drugs...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:57:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Government Finalizing Medical Data Breach Notification Rules]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/technology/news-analysis/government-finalizing-medical-data-breach/9000/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Medical data breaches are on the rise. Much in the same way that credit card breach notifications skyrocketed following California's enactment of SB 1386, California's medical breach laws are doing the same now with patient data. Unlike financial breaches, however, federal rules are now coming into play. Since January, following...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:45:13 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HHS sets rules for PHRs, plans and providers to notify consumers of privacy breaches]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[What used to be a state-by-state matter--in which a patchwork of laws offered some limited protection when their health data was breached--now has become a national standard.HHS has issued new rules, required by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health HITECH Act, that force healthcare providers, health plans and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:43:07 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HHS Office Will Be Funded Partly By The HIPAA Fines It Levies]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of a federal agency in charge of enforcing a set of regulations that is partly funded by the penalties it imposes on violators? I had not, until I began researching the provisions of the HITECH Act that are related to the HIPAA privacy and security rules....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:44:27 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HHS Will Choose Criteria for EHR Certification]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the debate over â€œmeaningful useâ€ of electronic health records rages on, it has been easy to forget the other half of the requirement for getting government health IT subsidies: Physicians and hospitals must use â€œqualifiedâ€ EHRs.    Since the passage of the HITECH Act, part of last...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:50:31 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Round 2 of "Meaningful Use" Lets Up A Bit on Physicians]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/healthcare/1000927/round-2-of-meaningful-use-lets-up-a-bit-on-physicians/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Health IT Policy Committee, which advises the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has adopted the revised recommendations of its workgroup on the â€œmeaningful useâ€ of electronic health records. Physicians will have to show meaningful use to qualify for government financial incentives that are scheduled to start flowing...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. Government to Stockpile Smallpox Antivirals]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[This press release at MSNBC discusses the intent of SIGA Technologies to respond to a recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS RFP for treatment courses for people infected with smallpox.  This is the latest in a series of contracts related to preparations for outbreaks of diseases...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Evidence of Seriousness on Healthcare Reform: Daschle's Likely HHS Team]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle, nominated last week as the next head of the Department of Health and Human Services by President-elect Barack Obama, is apparently already assembling a team heavy on both policy and legislative expertise -- yet another sign that the incoming administration is ready to put...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amgen, Abbott Labs Likely Pleased at Appointment of Daschle to HHS]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tom Daschle's law firm is a lobbyist for Abbott Laboratories; his wife has lobbied for Amgen. Those are just two of the drug- and health-related potential conflicts that President-elect Obama's new secretary of Health and Human Services will bring to the job.    In addition to Abbott, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:00:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Accenture Broadens Purchasing Power At The U.S. Department Of Health And Human Services]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each U.S. Department of Health and Human Services DHHS agency used to operate fairly independently, buying what it needed to equip its own operations and staff. However, as regulations changed and scrutiny tightened, it became more apparent that the department's significant purchasing power was under-utilized and under-leveraged. Department leaders thus...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[HHS Celebrates Contributions to People with Disabilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_27/ai_n30937654]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON -- HHS today has recognized the significant achievements of five leaders in science, education, business and entertainment during a ceremony celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month. During the ceremony, other honorees were also acknowledged for their role in support of the Administration's commitment for full inclusion in the workforce...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[ICF International Awarded Department of Health and Human Services Contract Valued at Nearly $7M]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICF to Develop National Youth in Transition Database  FAIRFAX, Va. -- ICF Information Technology, LLC, a subsidiary of ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI), announced today that it was awarded a new contract with Department of Health and Human Services HHS Administration for Children and Families ACF Children's Bureau to develop its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Department of Health and Human Services Awards ICF International Contract Valued at $4M]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ICF International to Lead HIV/AIDS and STD Awareness and Prevention Program  FAIRFAX, Va. -- Z-Tech, a subsidiary of ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI), announced today that it was awarded a new contract by the Department of Health and Human Services HHS to provide regionally based technical assistance and training for preventing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HHS to Celebrate Contributions of People with Disabilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_21/ai_n30916312]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[HHS will highlight the contributions of those who are advancing the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act and President Bush's New Freedom Initiative NFI. These awardees represent models of what all of us, with and without disabilities, can contribute to this effort.[TABLE OMITTED]   Honorees include:  *...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[ICF International Awarded Contracts In Excess of $40 Million]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_20/ai_n30912762]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Firm to Provide Training and Technical Assistance Services to Head Start Program for the Department of Health and Human Services  FAIRFAX, Va. -- ICF International (NASDAQ:ICFI) announced today that its subsidiary, ICF Incorporated, LLC, was awarded a number of new contracts to provide state-based training and technical assistance services...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Medicaid Spending Projected to Rise Much Faster Than the Economy, HHS Reports]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_17/ai_n30911544]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Cumulative Spending on Medicaid Benefits Projected to Reach $4.9 Trillion Over 10 Years  WASHINGTON -- Under current law, spending on Medicaid is expected to substantially outpace the rate of growth in the U.S. economy over the next decade, according to a new annual report released today by the Centers...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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