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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
CMS releases calendar year final rules
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 1 issued its calendar year (CY) 2025 final rules on...
Lassa Fever Suspected in Death of U.S. Traveler Returning from West Africa
The CDC and the Iowa Department of Health are investigating a suspected case of Lassa fever, which was diagnosed...
CMS announces record $2.1 billion in net savings for MSSP in 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Oct. 29 announced the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) yielded a...
HC3 issues alert on vulnerabilities in certaOracle products; Microsoft warns of Russian spear-phishing campaign
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) on Oct. 28 released a report on the "Miracle Exploit," a set of...
