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The Administration recently released a final rule requiring hospitals to disclose payer-specific negotiated rates. Specifically, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) final rule will require hospitals to post a list of five types of standard charges – now defined as gross charges…
    From October 2018 to July 2019, the FBI identified unknown cyber actors attempting to exploit multiple US cleared defense contractor (CDC) websites with two types of SQL injection attacks in an effort to steal database data. These methods of attack are likely indicative of…
    The FBI has recently observed brute force attempts against Office 365 accounts of US cleared defense contractors (CDCs). If accounts are successfully compromised, actors can conduct activities such as monitoring traffic, creating other accounts, or moving laterally across a company…
    The FBI has observed cyber actors circumventing multi-factor authentication through common social engineering and technical attacks. This PIN explains these methods and offers mitigation strategies for organizations and entities using multi-factor authentication in their security…
As we drive innovative change to improve the patient experience, caregivers are using a fresh eye to assess their means and methods, looking for new ways to connect care seamlessly across the continuum.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ home health prospective payment system CY 2020 final rule with comment period is effective Jan. 1, 2020; however, through Dec. 30, the agency will take comments related to drug coverage under the Medicare durable medical equipment benefit.
This document is an Health Policy Alternatives supplement to the AHA regulatory advisory for the CY 2020 Home Health PPS Final Rule that takes effect January 1, 2020.