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GAO launches rapid response survey on data breach reporting

The Government Accountability Office is surveying health care entities and business associates covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act through 4 p.m. ET Friday to learn more about their experiences complying with the Department of Health and Human Services’ data breach reporting requirements and HHS efforts to improve the data breach reporting process.
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CMS reminds hospitals how to request quality measurement program exceptions, reviews COVID-19 measure suppressions

Hospitals experiencing an extraordinary circumstance beyond their control affecting their ability to submit data or their performance may continue to request an exception to reporting required quality data, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reminded hospitals in a notice
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FDA grants full approval to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for individuals age 18 and older.
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AHA Names Rural Hospital Leadership Award Winner and Finalists

The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls, Ore., as the 2021 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award.
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Fact Sheet: Hospitals Need Additional Flexibility on Repaying CMS Accelerated and Advance Payments

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) accelerated/advance payment program provides necessary funds when there are disruptions in claims submission and/or processing.
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Fact Sheet: Medicare Sequester Relief Extension Needed for Health Providers During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in historic challenges for hospitals and health systems and the communities they serve, placing unprecedented stress on the entire health care system and its financing.
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Fact Sheet: COVID-19 Related Payer Mix Changes Threaten 340B Hospital Eligibility

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered hospitals’ payer mix, which for some hospitals has temporarily lowered their disproportionate share hospital (DSH) percentage. These changes have unfortunately threatened the ability of some hospitals to maintain their eligibility for the 340B program – a vital program that allows participating hospitals to stretch their resources to provide comprehensive services to their patients.
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Fact Sheet: Hospitals Need Additional COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund Support to Assist with Ongoing Challenges

More than 24 months after the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in the U.S., the pandemic has afflicted millions of people across the country has imposed historic challenges for the hospitals and health systems that care for them.
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Chair File: Leadership Dialogue with Rod Hochman, M.D., President and CEO of Providence and Immediate Past Chair of the AHA

This year, I look forward to continuing AHA’s leadership dialogues on trending topics with health care, business and community leaders from around the country.
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Northwestern Medicine Says ’Believe in the Vaccine’

Health care leaders recognize that the COVID-19 omicron variant is different and underscore that vaccines work.