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HHS withdraws request for drug importation proposals
The Department of Health and Human Services withdrew requests for proposals on ways individuals could import prescription drugs from other countries where they are typically cheaper and companies could “reimport” insulin to sell at a lower price.
Reminder: Hospitals that see COVID-19 surges should contact state survey agency, CMS regional offices about potential survey flexibilities
Responding last month to an AHA letter, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said it will continue to remain flexible in its approach to surveys if a hospital experiences a COVID-19 surge.
Report finds U.S. vaccination rollout prevented greater number of deaths, hospitalizations
The Commonwealth Fund reported that approximately 279,000 lives have been saved through the U.S.’s vaccination efforts, with 1.25 million avoiding hospitalization.
Affordability Video Library
Hear what AHA leaders and our hospital and health system members have to say about the national context for affordability and the steps they are taking at their hospitals and health systems to address affordability and promote value.
Investing in the Power of Teams to Address Social Needs
Learn how Regional One Health and New-York Presbyterian Hospital improved health outcomes by leveraging specialized skills of care team members to identify and address the social needs of their patients.
Blog: Destination Justice – Now is the time to move beyond equity to justice ... starting with behavioral health
In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, events sparked by the murder of George Floyd increased the constant exposure to stress in communities of color, a detriment to one’s physical and mental health, writes Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., senior vice president of community health and equity and chief wellness and diversity officer at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System, and chairperson of AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity Leadership Council.
Microsoft releases security updates for ‘PrintNightmare’ cybersecurity vulnerability
Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates to address a remote code execution vulnerability — known as PrintNightmare (CVE-2021-34527) — in the Windows Print spooler service. The Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERT/CC), part of the Software Engineering Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, last week reported a critical RCE vulnerability impacting the Windows Print Spooler service that allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with system privileges on a vulnerable system.
CDC early detection program sees sharp decline in breast, cervical cancer screening
The total number of cancer screening tests women received through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program declined by 87% for breast cancer and 84% for cervical cancer during April 2020 in comparison to the past 5-year averages for that month, the CDC reported recently.