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This week, Hacking Healthcare begins by highlighting the National Institute for Standards and Technology’s (NIST) request for public comment on a potential update to their cybersecurity framework.
Commenting on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ hospital inpatient prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2022, the AHA expresses concern that the rule prioritizes Health Professional Shortage Areas and training time in HPSAs when distributing new graduate medical…
In a report from Avanan, researchers identified a file used by threat actors to spearphish users in Microsoft Teams.
On February 18, 2022, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a CISA Insights report to provide proactive steps organizations can take to assess and mitigate risks from information manipulation.
As part of a national CDC study, Intermountain Healthcare research shows COVID-19 vaccine boosters are highly effectively in preventing hospitalization and death.
In this Advancing Health podcast, Jeffrey Flaks, CEO of Hartford HealthCare, and Rebecca Stewart, vice president of content strategy, discuss the health system’s efforts to connect with the community during the pandemic, build trust and get people vaccinated.
From at least January 2020 through February 2022, the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have observed regular targeting of US cleared defense contractors (CDCs) by Russian state-sponsored…
COVID-19 has demonstrated that in health care, change is not only necessary, it’s happening every day — leading to better access, better outcomes and a more pleasing patient experience.
Statement of the American Hospital Association to the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate “Protecting Youth Mental Health: Part II - Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Care” February 15, 2022
This week, Hacking Healthcare begins by trying to make sense of the Russian government’s ongoing law enforcement operations against cybercriminals within its jurisdiction.