Are you Ready for the New PRF and ARP Rural Reporting Requirements?
​HRSA recently revised the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements to include how to report on the American Rescue Plan (ARP) rural payments that many...
HHS Bulletin Reviews Latest Cyberthreats to Health Care
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The latest quarterly bulletin from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Healthcare Cybersecurity Coordination Center reviews cyberthreats to the health care sector in...
Hospitals Can Apply for Grants to Prevent, Treat Opioid Use Disorders
Nonprofit hospitals and emergency departments, including free standing EDs and Rural Emergency Hospitals, can apply through March 6 for up to $500,000 per year...
CMS Adds Another Layer of Oversight for Nursing Homes
​On January 18, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new regulatory memo QSO-23-05-NH launching audits of schizophrenia coding and displaying...
SGIM Updates List of Common Tests, Procedures to Question
To help guide physician and patient conversations as part of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s Choosing Wisely campaign, the Society of General Internal Medicine...
HHS Awards Nearly $245 Million to Support Youth Mental Health and Help the Health...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded nearly $245 million in Bipartisan Safer Communities Act funding – $185.7 million from...
DOL Extends Nursing Grant Application Deadline to Jan 20
​The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has extended to Jan. 20 the deadline for nonprofit organizations, educational institutions and tribal organizations to apply for up...
District Court Remands Case to HHS to Determine Remedy for 340B Underpayments
On January 10 the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia decided to allow the Department of Health and Human Services to propose...
HHS alerts health sector to new ransomware threat
​The Clop ransomware group has been sending health care facilities ransomware-infected medical files disguised to appear to come from legitimate doctors, then requesting a...
AHA Advertorial: Strong Hospitals Help Create Healthy Communities
Rick Pollack, President and CEO of the American Hospital Association recently provided an advertorial in the New York Times as part of ongoing efforts...
