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Health-ISAC, in cooperation with the American Hospital Association, has published our Strategic Threat Intelligence: Preparing for the Next "SolarWinds" Event report, which focuses on the key characteristics contributing to many enterprise network compromises, including the recent SolarWinds Orion…
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 8 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed rule for the skilled nursing facility (SNF) prospective payment system (PPS). The proposed rule would increase SNF payments by 1.3% in FY 2022, with varying updates for hospital-based…
President Biden today submitted to Congress his discretionary budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The budget request, which is not binding, proposes $1.5 trillion for appropriated spending in FY 2022, including $769 billion for domestic programs, a 16% increase over last year’s level. The…
As Rush University Medical Center in Chicago ramped up COVID-19 vaccine distribution across the communities it serves, infectious disease experts looked for effective ways to connect with a key group: people who have reservations about taking the vaccine.
The Food and Drug Administration today urged health care facilities to transition away from using crisis capacity conservation strategies, such as decontamination or bioburden reduction, to extend the use of N95s and other similar disposable respirators.
While many churches across the U.S. have been waiting to open their doors to their entire congregation for worship during the pandemic, they are taking on a new role: vaccination clinics. In Jackson, Mississippi, St. Dominic Hospital is working with local churches to make sure more people have…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) April 7 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2022 proposed rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS). CMS will accept comments on this rule through June 7.
Here are the stories of how hospitals and health systems are vaccinating a nation through creativity, collaboration and compassion.
Please see the attached weekly threat intelligence briefing from the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3).