While the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has begun an advanced payment program for Part A providers and Part B suppliers experiencing claims disruptions from the Change Healthcare cyberattack two weeks ago, states are also…
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Becky Kahn, Chief Client Officer at Works & Trusted Health
It’s no secret that health systems across the U.S. continue to struggle with the nurse shortage despite concerted efforts from federal officials to grow the…
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The Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is opening an investigation into the cyberattack that targeted UnitedHealthcare Group’s Change Healthcare subsidiary and has sent…
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What You Should Know:
– The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced an investigation into the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG).
– The…
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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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The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Department of Health and Human Services revised its joint ALPHV Blackcat cybersecurity alert Tuesday to disseminate new indicators of compromise observed…
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The uptick in malevolent data breaches at hospitals has been a worrying trend for the U.S. health system. From 2018-2022, there has been a 93% increase in large breaches reported to the Department of…
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This month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) took steps to expand access to opioid use disorder treatment through its new…
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By Hannah Nelson
February 12, 2024 – The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), has designated two additional organizations as Qualified Health Information…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that its settlement and corrective action with Montefiore Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital system based in New York City, resolves…
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