The Implementation of Point of Care Tests for Syphilis Document is now Available
The Health and Human Services National Syphilis and Congenital Syphilis Syndemic Federal Trask Force has created a Implementation of Point of Care Tests for...
New hospital price transparency requirements
On July 1, changes to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) Hospital Price Transparency Rule took effect. Going forward, hospitals are required...
ASPR releases strategy enabling a successful HHS response to H5N1
The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), through the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), within the U.S. Department of Health and...
AHA urges Senate, House members to halt enforcement of nurse staffing mandate
The AHA June 24 sent letters to Senate and House members supporting legislation that would prevent enforcement of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ final rule on...
Hospice CARE Act 2024
Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) is drafting the Hospice Care, Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (CARE) Act of 2024. According to a note from Leading Age,...
Medical Records Request Scam: Watch out for Phishing
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), they identified phishing scams for medical records. This may include scammers faxing you fraudulent medical...
CMS Updates Guidance for LTC Facility Assessment Requirements
On June 18, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) released the revised guidance for the Long-Term Care Facility Assessment regulation (QSO-24-13-NH), as part...
CMS to close program addressing Medicare funding issues resulting from Change Healthcare cyberattack
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that payments under the Accelerated and Advance Payment (AAP) Program for the Change Healthcare/Optum Payment...
Cybersecurity Resources from Microsoft and Google to Assist Rural Hospitals
Microsoft and Google are teaming up to offer free or discounted cybersecurity services to rural hospitals in the United States. This initiative, launched in...
CMS Releases 2023-2032 National Health Expenditure Projections
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of the Actuary has released projections of National Health Expenditures (NHE) and health insurance enrollment...
