WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a notice called: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 9 by Barbara Demopulos, CMS Privacy Act Officer, Division of Security, Privacy Policy & Oversight (DSPPO) Information Security and Privacy Group (ISPG), Office of Information Technology (OIT), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Summary: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is modifying an existing system of records maintained by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), titled "Hospice Item Set (HIS) System, " System No. 09-70-0548. The amended System of Records...