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On January 25, 2021, WestRock, a large-scale packaging company, reported that they have been impacted by a ransomware attack and that operations have been significantly disrupted.
On January 27, 2021, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a Malware Analysis Report (MAR), MAR-10319053-1.v1, on several malicious artifacts affecting the SolarWinds Orion product identified by the security company FireEye as SUPERNOVA.
The AHA today urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend the deadline for hospitals to submit 2020 data for the Medicare Promoting Interoperability Program from March 1 to at least May 1, 2021, citing problems this year with the system used to submit the data.
New Jersey-based Atlantic Health system transformed recognition and response processes to human trafficking, becoming a model of success and making its communities safer. In this AHA Advancing Health podcast, hear from Atlantic’s Ingrid Johnson, R.N., and its CEO and past AHA Board Chair Brian…
This week, Hacking Healthcare begins with includes a brief overview of the HIPAA Journal’s 2020 Healthcare Data Breach Report and zeros in on one particular vulnerability that the healthcare sector should look to address in 2021.
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Because of their existing Hospitalization at Home program, Mount Sinai was able to quickly start a new program, Completing Hospitalization at Home, to focus on non-COVID-19 patients and expanded to include low- to medium-acuity COVID-19 patients once adequate personal protective equipment was…
Please see the attached threat intelligence briefing from the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3).
Presbyterian Healthcare Services found that treating patients at home helps prevent the onset of delirium, reduces fall risk, reduces the risk of infection and allows for increased mobility.
AHA urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to immediately withdraw its Most Favored Nation model interim final rule and “replace it with a serious effort at drug pricing reform.