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Governments release joint advisory on top cyber vulnerabilities

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI, Australian Cyber Security Centre, and United Kingdom National Cyber Security Centre released an advisory detailing the top 30 cyber vulnerabilities in 2020 and 2021. 
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CDC recommends clinicians and employers encourage vaccination, and vaccinated people exposed to COVID-19 get tested

All clinicians should get vaccinated against COVID-19, encourage their staff and patients to get vaccinated, and recommend immunocompromised patients continue all prevention measures after vaccination, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention yesterday, citing an urgent need to increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage to prevent outbreaks.
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AHA comments on CMS’ proposed rules on health insurance markets

AHA sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to the proposed rules updating certain rules governing health insurance issuers and the Health Insurance Marketplaces.
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HRSA grants available to promote resilience in health care workforce

Health care providers, associations and federally qualified health centers may apply through Aug. 30 for $29 million in grants to help promote resilience, mental health and wellness in the health care workforce, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced.
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AHA Comments on the CMS’ Proposed Updates to Certain Rules Governing the Health Insurance Markets

The Honorable Chiquita Brooks-LaSure Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 445-G
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African American Mental Health Clinicians Discuss Effects of Dual Stressors, COVID-19 And Social Injustice

Communities of color, who over the past year have been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, also experienced emotional distress exacerbated by events surrounding the murder of George Floyd.
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Amicus Brief: AHA, Others File in 11th Circuit Case on PREP Act Immunity - July 27, 2021

The AHA joined the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and American Medical Association in urging the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to void a district court decision that refused to allow the case to proceed in federal court and denied the full protections of the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005 for health care providers and other covered entities involved in the administration, manufacture, distribution, use or allocation of countermeasures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Amicus Brief: PREP Act, AHA, Others Support Decision Providing Broad Immunity from Tort Liability, June 16, 2021

AHA, others urge 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to affirm a decision holding that the PREP Act provides broad immunity from tort liability to health care providers and other covered entities, June 16, 2021.
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Outpatient Prospective Payment System - OPPS/ASC Spreadsheets and Summaries

Outpatient PPS – Calendar Year 2022 Rules: 2022 Calendar Year Proposed Rule:
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Proposed 2022 Outpatient PPS Addendum A and B Compared to 2021 Spreadsheets and Lookup Tool

Attached are three spreadsheets, one comparing relative weights and payment rates at the APC level, using the 2022 proposed rule Addendum A compared to Addendum A effective July 1, 2021, as downloa