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The Department of Health and Human Services Oct. 6 urged health care organizations to patch a critical vulnerability in Cisco’s Emergency Responder communications platform that allows a cyberattacker to completely compromise a vulnerable system and use it for further attacks across an enterprise network.

The AHA has excellent resources to help hospital and health system teams encourage patients and people in their communities to get vaccinated against the flu, COVID-19 and RSV.

The National Security Agency and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Oct. 5 recommended organizations take steps to prevent cyber actors from exploiting 10 common network misconfigurations.

The Maryland Hospital Association Oct. 6 named as its president and CEO effective Dec. 18 Melony Griffith, who currently serves in the Maryland Senate where she chairs the Finance Committee. She is the first Black woman to lead the 54-year-old association.

In this conversation, Franck Nelson, RWJUH assistant vice president of health equity, discusses the big steps the organization has taken to dismantle equity barriers in its care delivery system and the community it serves.

Halloween, changing foliage and pumpkin spices are featured in AHA’s newest social media toolkit to encourage vaccination against the flu and COVID-19.

The Drug Enforcement Administration and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have extended telehealth prescribing flexibilities for buprenorphine and other controlled substances through 2024.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 6 reopened the No Surprises Act’s Independent Dispute Resolution portal to out-of-network providers and group health plans initiating new single payment disputes under the No Surprises Act’s independent dispute resolution process, including single disputes involving bundled payment arrangements.

Cyber criminals are probing the defenses of health care providers every second of every day.

In a new video for Hispanic Heritage Month, José R. Sánchez, CEO of Humboldt Park Health in Chicago, reflects on rising from humble beginnings as a Latino immigrant to lead an organization that serves a diverse minority community.

An article published in Health Affairs examines hospital equity officers’ roles and actions to address the leading factors that contribute to health care disparities, including structural racism.

AHA Oct. 4 urged the Department of Veterans Affairs to issue proposed rulemaking for its audit and appeals processes under the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 in order to allow for public input and formalize clear standards and expectations. 

AHA Oct. 4 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to permanently remove the requirement that telehealth providers report their home address on enrollment and claims forms, which would pose privacy and safety risk.

AHA Oct. 5 offered the House Ways and Means Committee proposals and suggestions to consider as it looks for avenues to broaden access to health care for patients in rural and underserved regions.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration this month awarded $35 million in grants to expand access to behavioral health and HIV treatment and prevention services for racial and ethnic medically underserved people.

The Food and Drug Administration authorized for emergency use an updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for individuals aged 12 and older, providing a non-mRNA alternative to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines.

Charlie Forbush, chief administrative officer at Western Wisconsin Health, describes the hospital's behavioral health expansion within the schools and community and how it has made a difference in patients’ access to whole-person care.

John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, reviews key takeaways and insights from a recent AHA webinar on the importance of cyber preparedness.

The companies that make the first 10 Medicare Part D drugs selected to participate in the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program have agreed to participate in the program’s price negotiations, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency resumed processing disaster relief funding for over 2,400 projects, including vital funding for hospitals, thanks to $16 billion provided to the agency in the continuing resolution funding the government through Nov. 17.