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CISAand FBI today issued an updated advisory on the BlackSuit ransomware group, providing information on historically observed tactics, techniques, and procedures and indicators of compromise associated with the group. BlackSuit's cyberattacks have impacted health care and other industries.
Cybercriminals are ramping up attacks on health care systems throughout the United States, with a majority of these crimes originating from international, state-sponsored actors.
In a new blog, Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA’s senior vice president and chief physician executive, highlights three ways this year's AHA Leadership Summit exemplified the three priority areas of AHA's Patient Safety Initiative — culture of safety, health equity and workforce safety.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated respiratory syncytial virus vaccination recommendations for adults 60 and older.
The AHA Aug. 6 released the first poster of the People Matter, Words Matter series to be translated into Spanish. Las Personas Importan, Las Palabras Importan covers the importance of using culturally aware language.
More than 46 million prior authorization requests were submitted to Medicare Advantage insurers in 2022, according to KFF analysis released Aug. 6 examining data submitted by MA insurers to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on prior authorization requests, denials and appeals from…
Darryl A. Elmouchi, M.D., chief operating officer of Corewell Health, discusses the current constraints facing caregivers when managing their day-to-day responsibilities, and how Corewell piloted innovative programs to help their employees get back to the main priority of patient care.
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals Aug. 2 affirmed a district court's decision to set aside certain regulations implementing the No Surprises Act. In particular, the decision invalidates regulatory provisions governing how arbitrators are to weigh the qualifying payment amount in arbitration…
The AHA along with the Association for the Health Care Environment recently released the Environmental Services Competency Resource Search Catalog, which provides EVS professionals with resources needed to build or enhance their skills and advance their careers while working to reduce the spread of…
In an op-ed published Aug. 2 in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett highlights how hospitals, especially those in rural areas, are facing significant financial challenges and how some proposals being considered by Congress would cut patient care by slashing…