Advisory
AHA Advisories provide urgent information for AHA members and the health care field, and actions they may need to take.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 31 issued its fiscal year (FY) 2025 final rule for the inpatient psychiatric facility (IPF) prospective payment system (PPS).
The ransomware attacks on Synnovis and Octapharma by QiLin and BlackSuit ransomware gangs resulted in a massive disruption to patient care.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 10 issued its physician fee schedule (PFS) proposed rule for calendar year (CY) 2025.
OneBlood, a nonprofit organization that provides blood and blood products to health care providers in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and South Carolina, including more than 350 hospitals, today said it is experiencing a ransomware event that is impacting its software system and…
The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Health-ISAC), July 24 issued a threat bulletin with information about the AGENDA, also known as Qilin, ransomware group, warning of alleged upcoming attacks on health care organizations.
The AHA provides cybersecurity support to individual hospitals and health systems and continues to share information and guidance with the field on the latest cyberthreats.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) July 10 released its calendar year (CY) 2025 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) proposed rule. The rule would increase OPPS rates by a net 2.6% in CY 2025 compared to CY 2024.
On June 26, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2025 proposed rule for the home health (HH) prospective payment system (PPS). CMS’ continued application of such large behavioral adjustments may threaten access to HH care for beneficiaries and, in…
A non-malicious global technology outage that began early Friday morning is continuing to affect many industries and is having varying effects on hospitals and health systems across the country.
A non-malicious global technology outage that began early Friday morning is continuing to affect many industries and is having varying effects on hospitals and health systems across the country.The global outage was caused by a faulty software update issued by the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike,…