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In August, 2020, a significant number of vulnerabilities in common information systems relevant to the healthcare sector have been disclosed to the public.
This edition of Hacking Healthcare begins with a quick overview of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) national healthcare enforcement action that has called out $1.1B in telemedicine fraud.
We applaud the recent actions of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) allowing access to a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster dose for nurses, physicians and others working in health care settings. We support every effort to protect…
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced the portal is now open for providers to apply for $25.5 billion in COVID-19 relief funds. Providers will submit a single application for both $17 billion in a “Phase 4” distribution from the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) and $8.5…
In this podcast, Rebecca Chickey, senior director of field engagement, behavioral health services of the AHA is speaking with Dr. Glenn N. Saxe, about trauma…new traumatic events seem to be happening every day – a treatment for the impact of trauma, call trauma informed care, and opportunities for…
ALJ Delay Case Status Report and Dashboard - Sept. 28, 2021
A newly discovered bug in Microsoft Azure's Active Directory implementation enables a single-factor brute-forcing of an Active Directory instance without authentication. Currently there is no available patch for this vulnerability.
Greetings,
The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
Administrator
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21244
RE: Forthcoming Interim Final Rule Implementing a Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Policy for Hospitals and Other Health Care Providers Participating in Medicare and…
Colorado mom of a two-year old hospitalized for COVID-19 encourages people to get vaccinated “for our young children who can’t.”