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Agencies alert health care sector to commonly exploited cyber vulnerabilities
The National Security Agency, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and FBI yesterday urged U.S. critical infrastructure and other organizations to take certain actions to protect their systems from known vulnerabilities that China state-sponsored actors continue to exploit to target intellectual property and sensitive networks. In a separate presentation, the Department of Health and Human Services yesterday warned health care organizations that threat actors are increasingly using legitimate network security tools for malicious purposes.
Hospitals and health systems add 27,500 jobs in September
Hospitals and health systems added 27,500 jobs in September, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 263,000, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
U.S. begins screening travelers from Uganda as precaution against Ebola
As a precaution in response to the recent Ebola outbreak in Uganda, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection today began routing airline passengers destined for the United States who have been in Uganda within the previous 21 days to one of five airports for enhanced screening, the U.S. Embassy in Uganda announced.
HHS report reaffirms COVID-19 vaccination prevents Medicare hospitalizations, save lives
COVID-19 vaccinations are associated with over 650,000 fewer hospitalizations and 300,000 fewer deaths in the Medicare population through December 2021, saving an estimated $16 billion in direct medical costs, the Department of Health and Human Services reported today.
Strengthening Our Health Care Workforce Must Be Top of Mind for Everyone
The AHA is committed to helping hospitals and health systems support their people today, prepare them for tomorrow and build a pathway for the future.
[SPONSORED] Prioritizing Hospital Alarms: Strategies for Patient Safety and Care Team Satisfaction
Hospital care teams are inundated each day by hospital alarm systems that alert them to changes in a patient’s status.
Maternal home visiting, mental health bills advance in House
The House Ways and Means Committee today voted to advance to the full House bipartisan legislation (H.R. 8876) that would reauthorize the federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, and double annual funding for the program to $800 million over five years.
CDC: Over 2.5 million adolescents use e-cigarettes
More than 2.5 million students in grades 6-12 reported using electronic cigarettes in the past 30 days when surveyed this year, including 14% of high school students and 3% of middle school students, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported today.
HRSA announces grants to develop rural health networks
Public and private entities may apply through Jan. 6 for up to $100,000 each to plan and develop integrated health care networks to expand access to basic health care services, coordinate and improve care and outcomes, and advance health equity for rural underserved populations.
Clinicians asked to remain alert in wake of Ebola outbreak in Uganda
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued an advisory to remind U.S. clinicians of best practices for evaluating patients for suspected Ebola in the wake of the recent outbreak in Uganda.