CDC Alert on the Spread of Antimicrobial-resistant Fungus in Healthcare Facilities
On March 20th, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released information regarding an emerging fungus, Candida auris...
Agencies Recommend Action to Protect Against LockBit Ransomware Variant
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Multi-State Information Sharing & Analysis Center recently provided actionable intelligence and...
Loan Repayment for Health Professionals
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) has opened the application cycle for three programs. Eligible clinicians providing primary medical, dental, or behavioral health care services...
Tell Congress to “Get Real on Ratios” in Nursing Homes
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is poised to issue a rule imposing a federal minimum staffing...
CMS Updates the Public Health Emergency Fact Sheet
On February 27, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released an updated fact sheet to help healthcare...
Congress Must Act: Staffing Ratios for Nursing Homes Must be Realistic
As part of the Biden Administration’s nursing home care initiative, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is...
OCR: HIPAA Breaches Down, Compliance Complaints Up in 2021
HIPAA-covered entities reported 609 breaches of unsecured protected health information in calendar year 2021, 7% fewer than in 2020,...
Changes to Prescribing Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder
Effectively immediately, the federal requirement to have a waiver (DATA X-waiver/Notice of Intent) to prescribe medications for the treatment...
HHS Releases Guide to Prevent Denial-of-Service Attacks, Cyberthreat Year-in-Review
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) yesterday released a guide to help...
AHA, CHA Urge Vaccination to Prevent COVID-19, Flu and RSV Infections
A new video from the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA) is reminding the public how...
