The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issues a letter urging healthcare leaders to address the fallout of a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, emphasizing transparency and financial support from UnitedHealth Group (UHG) and…
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By Shania Kennedy
March 11, 2024 – Researchers from Mount Sinai have been awarded a four-year, $3 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop…
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Google’s video platform YouTube Health announced today it is making step-by-step videos pertaining to first aid and emergency care by reliable healthcare organizations the top search results when users are seeking first aid-related information. The…
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Google’s video platform YouTube Health announced today it is making step-by-step videos pertaining to first aid and emergency care by reliable healthcare organizations the top search results when users are seeking first aid-related information. The…
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Various healthcare organizations, including EHRA, ACR, HIMSS, and AHA, have offered diverse insights on the proposed federal rule establishing disincentives for information blocking. The feedback touches on concerns about the financial impact on hospitals,…
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AHA challenges CMS and ONC’s proposed disincentives under the 21st Century Cures Act, fearing they could severely jeopardize small and rural hospitals’ financial stability. The association highlights the apparent underestimation of penalties’ true financial…
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The American Hospital Association had four areas of comments for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on the proposed federal rule to…
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The American Hospital Association (AHA) contests the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposal, opposing hospital culpability for cyberattacks. AHA President Rick Pollack voices concerns, emphasizing hospitals’ existing cybersecurity investments and the…
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The American Hospital Association says the newly released U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ healthcare sector cybersecurity strategy paper, which outlines the agency’s “ongoing and planned steps to improve cyber resiliency and protect…
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For the 128th episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we are doing a roundup focused on health IT regulatory news! For those familiar with our weekly roundup article, this is the podcast version. For…
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