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The Department of Commerces National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Feb. 18 released its framework for reducing cybersecurity risks to critical U.S. infrastructure, including the health care sector.
The health care sector has traditionally been an economic mainstay, providing stability and even growth during times of recession. Health care added an average of nearly 20 thousand jobs per month over the last decade. The goods and services hospitals purchase from other businesses create…
Media Advisory: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today issued a call to action on antibiotic stewardship.
Webinar: Hospital-based Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility and Enrollment
Each year, the National Patient Safety Foundation, which was founded in 1997 to improve the safety of patient care through inclusive, multi-stakeholder approaches, sponsors Patient Safety Awareness Week.
CMS published in the Dec. 27 Federal Register a proposed rule that would establish emergency preparedness conditions of participation (CoPs) and conditions for coverage (CfCs) that hospitals, critical access hospitals and 15 other provider and supplier types would have to meet in order to…
The Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Dec. 30 posted two notices on their websites announcing additional guidance for tax-exempt hospitals regarding Section 501(r) requirements under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
CMS published in the Dec. 23, 2013 Federal Register a proposed methodology for determining payments to states under the Basic Health Program for 2015.