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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) March 19 updated its guidance to hospitals on the reporting of COVID-19-related data.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently updated its policy on “Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Medical Care Eligible for Public Assistance
In 2020, while the American public was focused on protecting our families from a global pandemic and helping others in need, cyber criminals took advantage of an opportunity to profit from our dependence on technology to go on an Internet crime spree.
As part of AHA’s Joining Hands for Greater Impact series, we talk to Atrium Health, American Airlines and Charlotte Douglas International Airport representatives about how they came together to “get shots in arms” in Charlotte, N.C.
The House of Representatives today voted 246-175 to approve H.R. 1868, a bill that, among other health care provisions, would eliminate the 2% across-the-board cut to all Medicare payments, known as sequestration, until the end of 2021. Congress in legislation enacted last year paused the cuts, but…
America’s hospitals and health systems thank the U.S. House of Representatives for passing legislation that extends relief from pending Medicare cuts to doctors and hospitals that are slated to resume at the beginning of next month.
On March 18, 2021, CISA released Alert (AA21-077A) Detecting Post-Compromise Threat Activity Using the CHIRP IOC Detection Tool.
AHA urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to extend the five-year window for building medical residency programs to account for the COVID-19 public health emergency.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has published CP-000142-MW, an alert focused on an Increase in PYSA Ransomware targeting multiple sectors including educational institutions and healthcare organizations.