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The 340B program, established by section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. § 256b, requires as a condition of participating in Medicaid and Medicare Part B that pharmaceutical manufacturers sell outpatient drugs at a discounted price to certain public and not-for-profit hospitals,…
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This issue of Hacking Healthcare is dedicated to aggregating and analyzing the whirlwind of recent ransomware developments in both the public and private sector.
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Framing Value & Affordability

The Value Initiative is creating resources to frame the issues of value and affordability. Hospitals can use these resources to initiate conversations with stakeholders in their communities.
The Ransomware Profile defined in this report maps security objectives from the Framework for 64 Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, Version 1.1 (also known as the 65 Cybersecurity Framework) to security capabilities and measures that support preventing, 66 responding to, and…
In May 2021, vulnerabilities in common information systems relevant to the healthcare sector have been disclosed to the public and warrant attention.
As urged by the AHA and other groups, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it is extending the deadline by which hospitals and other providers that received Provider Relief Fund (PRF) money after June 30, 2020, must use their COVID-19 PRF payments.
AHA statement on the extension of the Provider Relief Fund from President and CEO Rick Pollack.