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Becerra urges health care sector’s vigilance against Log4j software threat
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra today in a letter to health care and public health leaders urged vigilance against cyber threats posed by a vulnerability within the Apache Log4j software. Exploitation of the software, which exists in thousands of applications, including control systems for medical devices and hardware, can result in data exfiltration or ransomware that can significantly disrupt the delivery of health care.
FDA warns of multistate E. coli outbreak; pre-packaged salads cited as source
The Food and Drug Administration Jan. 6 issued an outbreak advisory for a multistate outbreak of E. coli O157:H7. FDA said 10 people across Alaska, Ohio, Oregon and Washington have been infected by the strain, with purchase data indicating that seven purchased Nature's Basket Power Greens or Simple Truth Organic Power Greens at grocery stores before becoming sick.
Obituary: Former head of Ohio Hospital Association James Castle
Former President and CEO of the Ohio Hospital Association James Castle died Jan. 7.
Healthcare Under Stress and Under Cyber Attack: The Correlation to Excess Deaths
In this podcast, John Riggi, highly decorated veteran of the FBI and Senior Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk at the American Hospital Association talks to two leading experts and colleagues in the field of cybersecurity from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) / U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Dr. L. Reuven Pasternak, Interim Senior Advisor and Joshua Corman, Chief Strategist.
Live Analysis: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in CMS and OSHA Vaccine Mandate Cases January 7, 2022
Key Insights from the Oral Arguments Before the Supreme Court in the CMS and OSHA Vaccine Mandate Cases.
Blog: What to look for in Friday’s vaccine mandate oral arguments
On Friday, Jan. 7, the U.S. Supreme Court will hold nearly unprecedented oral arguments on whether to allow the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ and Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s vaccine mandates to go into effect while appeals are heard in the courts of appeals.
Hospital and health system jobs fall by over 5,000 in December
Employment at hospitals and health systems decreased by more than 5,100 jobs in December, as U.S. jobs overall increased by 199,000, according to preliminary data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CMS approves new payment code for outpatient administration of remdesivir
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved a new Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System code J0248 for the VEKLURY (remdesivir) antiviral medication when administered in an outpatient setting, following a recent statement from the National Institutes of Health COVID-19 Treatment Guidelines Panel regarding therapies for the COVID-19 omicron variant.
FDA shortens booster interval for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration announced that five months is the recommended interval between a primary dosing regimen and booster for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine. Previously, the recommended gap was six months.
Hospitals can apply for additional Medicare-funded residency positions
As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, 1,000 new Medicare-funded residency positions will be distributed starting in fiscal year 2023.