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This week, Hacking Healthcare begins with includes a brief overview of the HIPAA Journal’s 2020 Healthcare Data Breach Report and zeros in on one particular vulnerability that the healthcare sector should look to address in 2021.
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Because of their existing Hospitalization at Home program, Mount Sinai was able to quickly start a new program, Completing Hospitalization at Home, to focus on non-COVID-19 patients and expanded to include low- to medium-acuity COVID-19 patients once adequate personal protective equipment was…
Please see the attached threat intelligence briefing from the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3).
Presbyterian Healthcare Services found that treating patients at home helps prevent the onset of delirium, reduces fall risk, reduces the risk of infection and allows for increased mobility.
AHA urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to immediately withdraw its Most Favored Nation model interim final rule and “replace it with a serious effort at drug pricing reform.
Today we hear the perspectives of Elisa Arespacochaga, Vice President of the American Hospital Association’s Physician Alliance, and two other prominent AHA leaders.
These experts’ viewpoints are among those included in the 2021 Health Care Talent Scan, the AHA’s annual snapshot of health care…
President Biden today took a number of actions, including signing a series of executive orders (EOs), aimed at addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
AHA statement from President and CEO Rick Pollack on President Biden’s Executive Orders.
Introduction
HPH Sector:
Comprised of organizations of various sizes, budgets, IT experience, and data
According to the Verizon DBIR, in 2019:
Over 41 million patient records were lost in breaches
3.8 million employee-related incidents affected patient data
CynergisTek2020 Report:…