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H-ISAC TLP Green Ransomware Data Leak Sites Report December 2, 2021
A valued colleague is providing this daily ransomware tracker as TLP:GREEN for purposes of increasing ransomware threat awareness.
AHA's Comments on Issues Discussed During the MedPAC November 2021 Meeting
On behalf of our nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations; our clinician partners — including more than 270,000 affiliated physicians, 2 million nurses and
AHA Expresses Support for H.R. 5699, the Student Assisted Vaccination Effort (SAVE) Act
AHA's letter of support to Reps. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), David McKinley (R-WV), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), and David Joyce R-OH) for the Student Assisted Vaccination Effort Act (H.R. 5699).
Letter to Agencies on Surprise Billing Regulations
The departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, along with the Office of Personnel Management, Sept. 30 released “Part 2” of regulations implementing the No Surprises Act. The interim final rule addresses several provisions in the law, including the independent dispute resolution process providers and plans may use to adjudicate outstanding reimbursement disputes; the good faith cost estimates providers must share with uninsured or self-pay patients for scheduled services; a process to resolve disputes between uninsured/self-pay patients and providers; and an external review process as part of the oversight of health plan/issuer compliance.
AHA Statement on the Continuing Resolution
It is extremely unfortunate that Congress did not address pending significant Medicare reductions to hospitals and physicians in legislation funding the federal government.
Supporting the Health Care Workers Who Supported All of Us
Health care is, at its core, people caring for people. But the pandemic has strained our health care workforce like never before. The Bureau of Labor Statistics found that hospital employment decreased by almost 100,000 from February 2020 to September 2021, and 30% of health care workers have considered leaving the profession during the pandemic.
Court ruling puts CMS vaccine mandate on temporary hold across the country
A federal district court in Louisiana late yesterday issued a preliminary injunction placing a temporary hold on enforcement of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services vaccine mandate for health care facilities in all states, except the 10 already covered by the Missouri district court’s preliminary injunction issued on Nov. 29.
First confirmed case of omicron variant detected in United States
The California and San Francisco Departments of Public Health have confirmed the first case of the omicron variant in the United States in an individual in California who was fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and returned Nov. 22 from South Africa, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today.
FDA classifies device recall as serious due to potential for harm
Teleflex has recalled a percutaneous thrombolytic device kit due to reports that a component could detach from the device and embolize.
FDA panel narrowly recommends Merck’s COVID-19 oral antiviral treatment for emergency use
The Food and Drug Administration’s Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee late yesterday voted to recommend an emergency use authorization for Merck’s investigational oral antiviral COVID-19 medicine. The drug, molnupiravir, is meant for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in at-risk adults.