HHS has released a preliminary plan for reviewing its existing rules to identify ways to reduce regulatory burdens, according to an AHA News Now report.
The Department will look for ways to eliminate, streamline and improve existing rules to make them more efficient, according to the report.
Highlights of the preliminary plan include updating regulations in recognition of changing technology, revising HIPAA requirements ease burdens on health plans, eliminating the actuarial requirement for hospital pension cost reporting and improving pre-market review for medical devices.
The Department also intends to conduct a major retrospective review of the conditions of Medicare participation it imposes on hospitals to remove or revise obsolete, unnecessary or burdensome provisions.
All federal agencies were ordered in January by President Obama to develop a plan to streamline existing rules.
Read the AHA New Now report on HHS.
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The Department will look for ways to eliminate, streamline and improve existing rules to make them more efficient, according to the report.
Highlights of the preliminary plan include updating regulations in recognition of changing technology, revising HIPAA requirements ease burdens on health plans, eliminating the actuarial requirement for hospital pension cost reporting and improving pre-market review for medical devices.
The Department also intends to conduct a major retrospective review of the conditions of Medicare participation it imposes on hospitals to remove or revise obsolete, unnecessary or burdensome provisions.
All federal agencies were ordered in January by President Obama to develop a plan to streamline existing rules.
Read the AHA New Now report on HHS.
Related Articles on HHS:
HHS Slashes $42M From Hospital Preparedness Program
HHS Releases New Interactive Video to Prevent HAIs
HHS: Majority of Hospitals Meet All-Hazards Preparedness Measures