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A guide published Jan. 13 by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, National Security Agency, FBI, Environmental Protection Agency, Transportation Security Administration and international agencies provides considerations for organizations to select and secure operational technology…
The AHA yesterday released its 2025 Advocacy Agenda that details the association's key priorities for Congress, the Administration, regulatory agencies and courts. The agenda is focused on ensuring access to care; strengthening the health care workforce; advancing quality, equity and health care…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type A influenza samples from hospitalized patients, particularly individuals in an intensive care unit. The CDC recommends that this subtyping occur as soon as possible following…
A report released Jan. 9 by Kaufman Hall highlights hospital and health system merger and acquisition activity from last year.
In the last of this four-part conversation, four leaders from Scripps Health — Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO, Todd Walbridge, senior director of corporate and system safety and security, Shane Thielman, corporate senior vice president and chief information officer, and Gerry Soderstrom,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Jan. 15 that 53.4% of people with Traditional Medicare are in an accountable care relationship with a provider, a 4.3% increase from last year. The agency said it is the largest increase since it began tracking accountable care…
The Department of Health and Human Services and Drug Enforcement Administration published a series of rules Jan. 15 related to telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances, including a special registration proposed rule and a final rule on telemedicine prescribing of buprenorphine.
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center Jan. 8 released guidance on cybersecurity for telehealth applications. The guide highlights the challenges of securing telehealth platforms due to vulnerabilities that can expose them to a range of…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Jan. 13 released its standards for the health insurance marketplaces for 2026, including the issuers and brokers who assist marketplace enrollees. The final rule enhances CMS' authority to address and curtail misconduct by agents and brokers, such as…
In the third of this four-part conversation, three experts from Scripps Health talk through the day their organization experienced a cyberattack, the preparation playbook that leaders rapidly deployed and what comes first in responding to these types of critical situations.