Agencies release guidance on hardening network devices in response to cyber espionage campaign by...
New guidance released by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency and FBI informs health care and other critical infrastructure industries on...
Ready? Set? Test! CLIA waived testing booklet recently updated
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recently updated their Ready? Set? Test! booklet. This booklet is a great resource for Clinical...
Russian national charged with cybercrimes for ransomware attacks on hospitals
Evgenii Ptitsyn, a Russian national charged with operating the Phobos ransomware, is accused of targeting a wide range of organizations, including hospitals. The ransomware...
988 Hotline Survey Results: Fewer than 1 in 5 adults know about 988
Data released by the University of Pennsylvania found that 15% of U.S. adults are familiar with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, a 1% increase...
CMS Finalizes the 2025 Physician Fee Schedule
In a recent news bite from the Coalition to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC), there have been modest changes to continue to reinforce person-centered care...
SDAHO’s Hinker provides South Dakota Legislative Appropriations Committee update on CMS staffing mandate
South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations (SDAHO), Vice President of Post-Acute Care, Justin Hinker spoke to members of the South Dakota Joint Appropriations Committee...
UN Security Council focuses on rising healthcare ransonware threat
A recent top story in the American Hospital Association's AHAToday detailed a United Nations Security Council meeting convened to address the growing threat of...
New COP for Obstetric Services and updated regulations for Emergency Preparedness, QAPI, Discharge Planning
The United States is currently facing a maternal health crisis, which has not only led to a maternal mortality rate that is among the...
Critical access hospital hardship exception application deadline is Nov. 30
Critical Access Hospitals have until Saturday, November 30, 2024 to apply for a hardship exception from the downward payment adjustment under the Medicare Promoting...
CMS releases calendar year final rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 issued its calendar year (CY) 2025 final rules on the following:
1. Final rule for...
