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INTRODUCTION Ransomware is a form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering them and the systems that rely on them unusable. Malicious actors then demand ransom in exchange for decryption. Over time, malicious actors have adjusted their ransomware tactics to be more…
For health care workers, finding the right words to support a colleague struggling with their mental health or thoughts of suicide can be challenging.
May 22, 2023 Melanie Fontes Rainer Director, Office for Civil Rights Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 515F Washington, DC 20201 Re: HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy; 88 Fed. Reg. 23506 (RIN 0945–…
Congress is considering several bills that would impose additional site-neutral payment reductions to services provided in hospital outpatient departments (HOPDs).
Hospitals and health systems are playing an increasingly important role in providing behavioral health care, whether in their own facilities or by helping patients connect with community resources.
When a community health needs assessment was conducted in Hardeman County, Tennessee, it confirmed that not only was obesity a serious health threat for adults and children, but accessing food at all was a problem for many county residents.