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Interview: Nathanael Ayala, Compliance Officer, Hospital San Carlos Borromeo, Puerto Rico

HIPAA Journal

Tell HIPAA Journal readers about any significant event in your career. There have been many significant events in my career. There have been many significant events in my career. One year later, I finished my Master’s Degree in Health Services Administration and got promoted to Service Director.

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Trauma-Informed Care of Children and Young Adults Training

American Medical Compliance

Based on their clinical observations, experts frequently develop their own definitions of trauma.

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HHS Issues Final Rule Modifying the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Patient Records Regulations

HIPAA Journal

The bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) called for the Part 2 regulations to be more closely aligned with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Breach Notification, and Enforcement Rules.

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Drug Diversion is Complicated: 5 Data-Related Challenges to Overcome

HIT Consultant

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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Proposed Changes to the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records Regulations

Hall Render

On December 2, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) released a proposed rule modifying the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulations at 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”).

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HHS Proposes Significant Amendments to Part 2 Regulations Governing the Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Records

C&M Health Law

Attorney and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Specifically, in the event of a breach of unsecured Part 2 records, Part 2 programs would be required to notify HHS, affected patients, and, in some cases, media outlets.

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President Biden Signs End-of-Year Legislation Including Telehealth, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Other Health Care Provisions

C&M Health Law

Agencies Funding Levels/Description Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) $1.5 billion to accelerate the pace of scientific breakthroughs for diseases such as ALS, Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes, and cancer National Institutes of Health (NIH) $47.5 million Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) $4.1

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