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The AHA July 2 expressed support for the Drug-Price Transparency for Consumers Act of 2021 (S.2304).
Implementing a human trafficking prevention program may seem daunting during the COVID-19 pandemic, but simple steps can get every hospital started, write Hanni Stoklosa, M.D., founding CEO of HEAL Trafficking and an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and George Askew, M.D.,…
Hospitals and health systems employed 5,500 fewer people in June, as U.S. jobs overall increased by 850,000, according to preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The White House plans to deploy COVID-19 surge response teams to help communities experiencing or at risk for hotspots due to the Delta variant and low vaccination with vaccination, testing, contact tracing, therapeutics and staffing, White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients announced.
The Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERT/CC), part of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, reported a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting the Windows Print Spooler service that allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute…
The AHA presents the Foster G. McGaw Prize annually to recognize hospitals and health systems that are leading the way through innovative collaborations that improve the health and well-being of everyone in their communities.
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response released an online calculator to help clinicians and health care facilities increase their capacity to administer monoclonal antibodies to patients with mild or moderate COVID-19 who are at…
The Food and Drug Administration revoked its emergency use authorizations for all disposable respirators lacking National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health approval, and for decontamination and bioburden reduction systems used to extend the use of disposable respirators.
The Health Resources and Services Administration opened the Provider Relief Fund reporting portal for providers to begin reporting to the government that they used federal emergency relief funds for health care-related expenses or lost revenues attributable to COVID-19.
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury released “Part 1” of regulations implementing the No Surprises Act.