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The FBI alerted U.S. organizations to ransomware attacks by a group using phishing emails to access victim networks and download Cobalt Strike threat emulation software.
As requested by the AHA, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury will defer enforcement of the good faith estimate for insured patients and advanced explanation of benefit requirements in the No Surprises Act, according to new FAQs released Friday
AHA raised “substantial concerns” with the prototype payment model that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and RTI International are developing for the new unified post-acute care prospective…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released research highlighting two important trends emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding vaccines’ current effectiveness.
The deadline has been extended to apply for the 2022 Circle of Life Awards: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care. The new deadline is Friday, Aug. 27.
In an op-ed published by STAT, Robyn Begley, CEO of AHA's American Organization for Nursing Leadership affiliate and AHA chief nursing officer and senior vice president for workforce, and other nurse leaders share how nurses are helping to reshape clinical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic and…
Learn how hospital and health system leaders such as Jennifer Weiss Wilkerson, vice president and chief strategy officer at Sheppard Pratt, are achieving the disciplined strategy execution required for true transformational change.
The Food and Drug Administration granted full approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for individuals age 16 and over.
An estimated 72% of the two largest commercial health insurers in each state and the District of Columbia are no longer waiving patient cost sharing for COVID-19 treatment, according to an analysis released by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
AHA urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to withdraw its Emergency Temporary Standard for occupational exposure to COVID-19, or at least allow the interim final rule to expire rather than issue a final rule.