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AHA expresses support the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act (S. 3792).
The AHA expresses support for the Hospital Inpatient Services Modernization Act, bipartisan legislation that would extend the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ acute hospital care at home waiver program two years beyond the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Health-ISAC is issuing a threat bulletin regarding ongoing and increased Conti Ransomware activity provided in an updated Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (AA21-265A) by the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National…
The House Appropriations Committee announced an agreement on omnibus appropriations legislation funding the federal government through the end of the current fiscal year.
The health care experiences of many women, especially women of color, are untold. In her book, “The Pain Gap: How Sexism and Racism in Healthcare Kill Women”, author and journalist Anushay Hossain shares her own trauma of giving birth
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March 9, 2022: this joint CSA was updated to include indicators of compromise (see below) and the United States Secret Service as a co-author.
Updated February 28, 2022:
Conti cyber threat actors remain active and reported Conti ransomware attacks against U.S. and…
This week, Hacking Healthcare begins with an update on the cyber incident reporting bill that was passed by the United States Senate.
CISA is aware of a public report, known as “Access:7” that details vulnerabilities found in PTC Axeda agent
and Axeda Desktop Server
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) today announced the start of a short-term increase in focused inspections directed at hospitals and skilled nursing care facilities that treat or handle COVID-19 patients.
AHA encourages the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with Congress to require Medicare Advantage plans to waive prior authorization and other utilization management policies during public health emergencies, especially for hospitals transferring patients to post-acute care.