CMS Approves HCPCS Codes for Chaplains
According to a regulatory alert released by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), CMS has approved Healthcare...
HHS Invests $13 Million to Grow and Strengthen the Nursing Workforce
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), awarded $13...
CMS Updates Staff Vaccination Requirements
On October 26, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released Memo QSO-23-02-All revising its guidance and survey...
Surgeon General Releases Framework for Workplace Mental Health, Well-being
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., recently released a framework outlining recommended policies, processes and practices to support mental...
Agencies Urge Action to Protect Against Ransomware Gang
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Department of Health and Human Services recently alerted U.S. organizations to...
CMS releases new FAQs to help states prepare for end of COVID-19 emergency
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released new FAQs to help state Medicaid and the Children’s Health...
FBI Warns of Cyber Threat Against Health Care Payment Processors
The FBI has received multiple reports of cyber criminals increasingly targeting healthcare payment processors to redirect victim payments. In...
HRSA Announces Grant for Rural Health Networks
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is awarding 20 grants to entities with demonstrated experience or capacity to...
Payment Rates Adjusted for Certain 340B Hospitals
The Department of Health and Human Services will begin restoring a payment rate of average sales price plus 6%...
US Department of Labor Announces $80m Funding Opportunity to Address Shortage of Nurses
The unprecedented demands that the pandemic placed on the nation’s nurses – combined with retirements and an aging workforce...
