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| 09.11.2024 | AHA podcast: Military-Informed Care — What it Means for Veterans and Their Families | In observation of Veterans Day, Steve Schwab, CEO of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, and Kara Walker, M.D., executive vice president and chief population health officer at Nemours Children’s Health, discuss how hospitals and health systems c... |
| 08.11.2024 | Thanking America’s Veterans for Their Service to Our Country | It was first celebrated in 1919 as Armistice Day to commemorate the end of World War I. Armistice Day was recognized as a national holiday in 1938, and in 1954 the name was changed to what we know today: Veterans Day.
The passing of years a... |
| 08.11.2024 | Baxter announces updated IV solutions production timeline | Baxter expects to restart a second IV solutions manufacturing line within the next week, the company announced Nov. 7. Along with the first line that resumed production last week, the two lines comprise approximately 50% of the North Cove, ... |
| 02.11.2024 | Agencies provide cyberthreat updates and resources leading up to election | The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, FBI and other federal agencies have created a webpage with the latest cyberthreat updates and information ahead of next week's general election. The agencies provide statements on recent... |
| 02.11.2024 | CISA warns of foreign actor conducting large-scale spear-phishing campaign with malicious files | The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Oct. 31 issued an alert on a large-scale spear-phishing campaign targeting organizations in several sectors. The agency received multiple reports on the matter. According to the agency, t... |
| 02.11.2024 | Senators release framework of site-neutral legislation for hospital outpatient departments | Senators Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., Nov. 1 released a policy framework detailing a plan to impose site-neutral payments on hospitals. Site-neutral payment policies would require Medicare to pay the same rate for service... |
| 02.11.2024 | In OPPS rule, CMS increases payment rates by 2.9%; finalizes new Conditions of Participation | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 1 issued a final rule that increases Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.9% in calendar year 2025 compared to 2024. This includes a 3.4% market baske... |
| 02.11.2024 | AHA podcast: The Emergence of Advanced Practice Providers | In this conversation, Michelle Schweitzer, N.P., executive director of advanced practice providers at WakeMed, discusses the growing role her APP colleagues play in health care delivery and how the rise of these unique caregivers benefits b... |
| 28.10.2024 | AI Washing in Healthcare: How to Identify and Avoid Empty Promises | Dr. Hugh Cassidy, Head of Artificial Intelligence and Chief Data Scientist at LeanTaaS
The costs of care are rising, and with them, the pressure on healthcare systems to manage resources effectively. Between 2019 and 2022 alone, overall hos... |
| 25.10.2024 | Protect Yourself, Your Family and Your Future During Open Enrollment | Health insurance is the gateway to access health services that can ensure healthier individuals, healthier families and healthier communities.
No one plans to get sick or hurt, but most people need medical care at some point. Comprehensive ... |
| 25.10.2024 | AHA receives CDC grant to address opioid, stimulant use disorder and expand infection prevention resources | The AHA Oct. 24 announced it has been awarded a nearly $1.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as part of its National Partners Cooperative Agreement. The funding will support hospitals and health systems in t... |
| 25.10.2024 | AHA files brief challenging CMS’ minimum staffing rule for nursing homes | The AHA Oct. 24 filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, in a case challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' minimum staffing mandate for nursing homes. CMS' new ru... |
| 25.10.2024 | AHA Podcast: From Ian to Milton — Lessons Learned in Hurricane Response | With numerous care locations across Florida, Lee Health has endured three major hurricanes over the past two years. In this conversation, Scott Nygaard, M.D., chief operating officer at Lee Health, discusses the impact these natural disaste... |
| 24.10.2024 | AHA podcast: Questions Board Members Should Be Asking to Address Vulnerabilities | In this conversation, James Liggins, Jr., senior counsel at Warner Norcross + Judd, and vice chair of the board of directors at Bronson Healthcare, discusses his work developing a tool for board members that allows them to effectively under... |
| 24.10.2024 | CMS anticipates later start date for mandatory organ transplant payment model | The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently announced that they anticipate a later start date for the Increasing Organ Transplant Access Model. The agency stated that it is “continuing to work on the final rule and is conseque... |
| 22.10.2024 | New report highlights gaps in NASHP’s Hospital Cost Tool | The National Academy for State Health Policy’s Hospital Cost Tool “misses the mark in many ways, and its use by payers, purchasers and policymakers could have dire consequences for hospitals’ financial well-being, and, ultimately, patients’... |
| 22.10.2024 | AHA blog: A Look at 2024’s Health Care Cybersecurity Challenges | A new AHA Cyber Intel blog by John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor on cybersecurity and risk, examines current trends and challenges in health care regarding ransomware and other cybersecurity attacks as incidents targeting hospitals, third-p... |
| 21.10.2024 | Chair File: Preventing and Mitigating Cyberattacks to Protect Patients | Cyberattacks are increasing and expected to reach record numbers in the U.S. by the end of 2024. Although no field or industry is immune from attacks that involve phishing, ransomware and data theft, health care organizations have become a ... |
| 18.10.2024 | Taking Action to Extend Telehealth and Hospital-at-home Programs | People want medical care that is safe, convenient and accessible. Hospitals deliver that every day within their walls — and increasingly, outside of their walls as well, to the benefit of patients everywhere.
Improved technology has made te... |
| 17.10.2024 | Advisory warns of Iranian cyber actors compromising health care, other infrastructure | A joint advisory issued Oct. 16 by the FBI, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the National Security Agency and international agencies warn of a threat of Iranian cyber actors using brute force and other techniques to com... |
| 16.10.2024 | AHA podcast: The critical need for conservation plans in the face of supply shortages | The recent Hurricane Helene disrupted the production and supply of IV fluids due to the temporary closure of a Baxter manufacturing plant in North Carolina — a reminder of our nation’s fragile health care supply chain. In this conversation,... |
| 16.10.2024 | Case study: How Springfield Memorial integrated 3 unique and impactful patient safety programs into its culture | A new AHA case study highlights how Springfield Memorial Hospital in Illinois revised its patient safety culture through the implementation of its unique, impactful Great Catch Award, Equity Scorecard and Safety Summits programs. The case s... |
| 12.10.2024 | AHA files amicus brief in Idaho EMTALA case | The AHA, joined by the Association of American Medical Colleges and America’s Essential Hospitals, today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in Moyle v. United States in support of the federal government’s challenge to an Idaho law that crimi... |
| 12.10.2024 | Survey on mental health, suicide prevention shows uptick in 988 hotline awareness | A survey released Oct. 9 and funded by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a public-private partnership whose members include the AH... |
| 12.10.2024 | FTC issues ruling on premerger notification rules, increases burden on merging organizations | The Federal Trade Commission Oct. 10 finalized changes to the premerger notification rules, form and instructions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act. The final rule, while less burdensome than the proposed rule, increase... |
| 12.10.2024 | FBI, other agencies issue joint cybersecurity advisory on Russian cyber actors targeting U.S., global organizations | The FBI, along with the National Security Agency, Cyber National Mission Force and United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre, today released a joint agency advisory on cyber operations by the Russian Federation’s Foreign Intelligence ... |
| 10.10.2024 | AHA podcast: Access and Awareness for Mental Health Support Services | Creating mental health resources is an important "step one" in broadening patient access. The second? Getting people to take advantage of that access. In this conversation, Gaurav Agarwal, M.D., chief wellness executive at Northwe... |
| 10.10.2024 | Hospitals are Always There for Patients and Communities, Including in Times of Disasters and Emergencies | When a natural disaster or emergency strikes, where is one of the first places people turn to? Their local hospital.
That’s because hospitals and health systems are always there, ready to care and play a crucial role in disaster preparednes... |
| 09.10.2024 | A Look at 2024’s Health Care Cybersecurity Challenges | With 386 health care cyber-attacks reported thus far in 2024, data-theft crimes and ransomware attacks against health care and our mission-critical third-party providers appear to be unfolding at the same elevated rate as in 2023, which was... |
| 09.10.2024 | Baxter to increase allocations for IV solution supplies to hospitals effective Oct. 9 | Baxter announced that it is increasing the current U.S. allocation levels of its highest demand IV fluids for direct customers from 40% to 60%, and for distributors from 10% to 60%, effective Oct. 9. Baxter also said it is increasing high c... |
| 07.10.2024 | Fortifying Healthcare: The Cybersecurity and Communication Imperative | In the digital age, healthcare is a double-edged sword. On one side, technology enhances patient care. On the other, it exposes sensitive data to relentless cyber threats. Hospitals and clinics are now prime targets for cybercriminals. They... |
| 07.10.2024 | The Vital Role of Hybrid Unified Communications in Healthcare Organizations | Luiz Domingos, CTO, Mitel
Hospitals and healthcare clinics are among the most complex technological ecosystems to manage. Staff and patients demand timely, secure, and dependable communication, while administrators often face shrinking budg... |
| 01.10.2024 | How to Continuously Shield The Healthcare Ecosystem from Ongoing Cyberattacks | Vaibhav Srivastava, President of Healthcare, Insurance and Life Sciences (HILS), Innova Solutions
In today’s growing cyber-attack landscape, hospital systems have quickly become the prime target of cyber threats as they collect sensitive pa... |
| 05.09.2024 | Health | States force drugmakers to keep selling cheaper meds under federal program | “We as an industry continue to provide those discounts, but we’re concerned that there’s no evidence patients are seeing any improved access or that they’re seeing lower costs,” said Nicole Longo, deputy vice president for public affairs at... |
| 20.08.2024 | Interoperability: The Missing Link to Combat Nurse Burnout | Elizabeth Anderson MSN, RN, Director of Clinical Experience and Solutions at Rauland
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership recently published a report that reinforces the troublesome trend in healthcare: Nearly one-fifth of nurse... |
| 09.08.2024 | The Double-Edged Sword of Technology: Opportunities and Threats in the Modern Age | In the world of technology, progress is a double-edged sword. On one side, it cuts through barriers, creating opportunities and innovation. On the other, it can slice through security, exposing vulnerabilities and risks. Two recent articles... |
| 08.08.2024 | Alarming Rise of AI Voice Deepfakes: Waging War on Healthcare | Aaron Painter, CEO of Nametag
Imagine you’re an IT professional for a large health system. A resident physician calls and says he must urgently send in a patient script, but he’s locked out of the system and needs a password or account rese... |
| 06.08.2024 | Cybersecurity: The Silent Storm Threatening Healthcare and Beyond | In the digital age, healthcare stands at a crossroads. Cybersecurity threats loom large, casting shadows over patient care and staff well-being. The recent surge in cyberattacks reveals a troubling reality: our healthcare systems are vulner... |
| 06.08.2024 | Cyberattacks: A Recipe for Nurse Burnout and Compromised Patient Care | Ashley Franks, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer at TigerConnect
Nurses, the backbone of the medical field, have been facing a critical threat: burnout. A recent survey by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing found that nurses ar... |
| 22.07.2024 | Censinet Announces Free HHS CPG Toolkit for AHA Members to Accelerate Implementation and Compliance | Toolkit Includes Censinet RiskOps™ Assessment, Benchmarking, Monitoring, and Reporting Capabilities to Help AHA Members Implement and Comply with HHS CPGs
The American Hospital Association is extremely pleased to have Censinet serve with us... |
| 18.07.2024 | How EHRs Should Help not Hurt Health System Finances | Sandra Johnson, SVP of Client Services at CliniComp
Hospitals and health systems continue to face persistent challenges from rising costs and labor shortages across clinical, administrative and revenue cycle teams. Recent news from Humana h... |
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In response to several fatal shootings of young people, city and county officials are launching an initiative aimed at reducing gun violence.
Why it matters: Gun viol... |
| 03.07.2024 | Healthcare Marketing Experts Team Up To Share Best Practices For Reaching Doctors | The Weinbach Group is headquartered in Miami, Florida.
American Hospital Association's Marketing Wing Recruits Miami Ad Agency CEO and Atlanta Data Company's VP For Physician Strategy Program
MIAMI, July 3, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The pr... |
| 02.07.2024 | The Supreme Court just limited federal power. Health care is feeling the shockwaves | Groups that oppose a regulation could search for and secure partisan judges to roll back agency decision-making, said Andrew Twinamatsiko, director of the Health Policy and the Law Initiative at Georgetown University’s O’Neill Institute. On... |
| 26.06.2024 | Health | Experts: US hospitals prone to cyberattacks like one that hurt patient care at Ascension | “I don’t believe that anyone is fully prepared,” he said. Most emergency management plans “are designed around long-term downtimes that are into one, two, or three days.”
Ascension in a public statement May 9 said its care teams were “train... |
| 21.06.2024 | Change Healthcare Begins Notifying Hospitals, Customers Who Had Data Exposed in Massive Cyberattack | By Jace Dela Cruz
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Change Healthcare has started informing hospitals, insurers, and other clients about... |
| 19.06.2024 | Business | Health worker for a nonprofit? The new ban on noncompete contracts may not help you | “Our rulemaking record includes powerful stories from health care workers who are employed by nonprofits about how noncompetes hurt patients and providers,” said FTC Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, one of three Democratic commissioner... |
| 11.06.2024 | Health | An obscure drug discount program stifles use of federal lifeline by rural hospitals | Federal lawmakers have introduced a handful of legislative solutions since March. In one bill, senators from Kansas and Minnesota list a myriad of tactics, including allowing older closed facilities to reopen.
Another proposal introduced in... |
| 05.06.2024 | 340B reform efforts pick up steam | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Momentum is building on both sides of the Capitol to make comprehensive changes to the federal 340B drug discount program — though it's unclear how much money the plans would save.
Why it matters: Sur... |
| 31.05.2024 | Oregon hospitals Legacy and OHSU to merge | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
Legacy Health and Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) this week signed a binding agreement to merge.
Why it matters: The deal combines two of Oregon's largest health care systems under the OHS... |
| 28.05.2024 | Q&A: Amazon Business on supply management in healthcare | Photo: Courtesy of Amazon Business
Medical supply expenses comprise approximately 10.5% of an average hospital's budget, collectively accounting for $146.9 billion in 2023, a $6.6 billion increase from 2022, according to the American Hospit... |
| 09.05.2024 | John Muir Health’s Beyond Violence Program Receives 2024 NOVA Award from American Hospital Association | Quick intervention using this hospital-based violence intervention program supports survivors toward a path of healing and safety.
The NOVA Award reflects the program’s success, which is based on the power of community partnerships, a holis... |
| 07.05.2024 | Opmed.ai Revolutionizes Operating Room Efficiency with $15M Funding | Healthcare startup Opmed.ai secures $15 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-powered platform, optimizing operating room staffing and driving significant cost savings for hospitals. With a focus on enhancing healthcare scheduling an... |
| 06.05.2024 | Opmed.ai, which uses AI to optimize staffing for operating rooms, raises $15M
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One click below supports our mission to pro... | Healthcare industry-focused artificial intelligence startup Opmed Inc., which likes to be known as Opmed.ai, said today it has closed on a $15 million early-stage funding round.
The Series A investment was co-led by NFX and Grove Ventures, ... |
| 03.05.2024 | Helping You Get The Most out of Your Prescription Drug Benefits | (StatePoint) The health care system can feel uncoordinated and costly. One in 10 U.S. adults ration medication because they can’t afford their prescriptions, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, the more a p... |
| 02.05.2024 | Johnson & Johnson's $6.5 billion talc lawsuit settlement offer | Johnson & Johnson has put forth a $6.5 billion settlement proposal to resolve claims that its talc products led to ovarian cancer, a move that could bring an end to years of legal battles over the safety of its products. The pharmaceuti... |
| 02.05.2024 | Cybersecurity Breach at UnitedHealth Group Exposes Vulnerabilities | UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty faced tough questions from senators about the recent cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. The breach, caused by a lack of multi-factor authentication, allowed hackers to access sensitive data ... |
| 01.05.2024 | Almost all US hospitals took financial hit from Change hack, AHA says | NEW YORK : Almost all U.S. hospitals were hurt financially by the cyberattack on United Health Group’s Change Healthcare unit earlier this year, according to a survey from the American Hospital Association (AHA).
The AHA said that 94 per ce... |
| 01.05.2024 | UnitedHealth Paid $22 Million Ransom to Hackers, CEO Confirms | Aldohn Domingo, Tech Times 01 May 2024, 09:05 pm
UnitedHealth's CEO, Andrew Witty, confirmed before a Senate hearing that the company paid $22 million to the ransom hacker group Blackcat because a subsidiary of the health insurance provider... |
| 01.05.2024 | UnitedHealth data breach caused by lack of multifactor authentication, CEO says | Hackers breached the computer system of a UnitedHealth Group subsidiary and released ransomware after stealing someone's password, CEO Andrew Witty testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill. The cybercriminals entered through a portal that didn't... |
| 30.04.2024 | Hospitals keep guard up on site-neutral plans | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
The hospital industry's biggest lobbying group is bracing for a revived push for site-neutral payment policies, even after the idea was left out of this spring's government spending deal.
Why it matte... |
| 25.04.2024 | Business | FTC chief says tech advancements risk health care price fixing | Julie Rovner, David Hilzenrath | (TNS) KFF Health News
New technologies are making it easier for companies to fix prices and discriminate against individual consumers, the Biden administration’s top consumer watchdog said Tuesday.
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| 24.04.2024 | New ban on noncompetes could have big impact on health care | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
The Federal Trade Commission's vote on Tuesday to ban noncompete agreements could be a big deal for the health care workforce.
Why it matters: While the agreements are often thought of as a concern fo... |
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The Federal Trade Commission's Tuesday vote to ban noncompete agreements could be a big deal for health care professionals.
Why it matters: Sizable shares of doctors and nurses face tight employer res... |
| 23.04.2024 | UnitedHealth paid ransom after massive Change Healthcare cyberattack | The Russia-based cybercriminals who attacked a UnitedHealth Group-owned company in February did not walk away from the endeavor empty-handed.
"A ransom was paid as part of the company's commitment to do all it could to protect patient ... |
| 22.04.2024 | MultiPlan CEO Addresses Criticism | MultiPlan CEO Travis Dalton responds to recent criticism and allegations regarding the company's negotiation tactics and out-of-network fees, shedding light on the company's strategies and approach amidst national scrutiny.
MultiPlan, a dat... |
| 22.04.2024 | Report: Metro Detroit hospitals' tax breaks exceed community spending | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
A national think tank focusing on health care solutions found that nonprofit hospitals across Metro Detroit spend hundreds of millions less on community health investments than they receive in federal... |
| 18.04.2024 | MultiPlan CEO talks strategy, recent criticism | The data analytics firm MultiPlan (NYSE: MPLN) has been thrust into the national spotlight over out-of-network fees.
Zoom in: A recent New York Times article spotlighted financial incentives used by MultiPlan and commercial insurers to cut ... |
| 12.04.2024 | Health | Your doctor or your insurer? Little-known rules may ease the choice in Medicare Advantage | Susan Jaffe | KFF Health News (TNS)
Bart Klion, 95, and his wife, Barbara, faced a tough choice in January: The upstate New York couple learned that this year they could keep either their private, Medicare Advantage insurance plan — or thei... |
| 11.04.2024 | Zventus: Bridging the Gap in Healthcare with Technology and Top Talent | Zventus: Bridging the Gap in Healthcare with Technology and Top Talent
Zventus, a Los Angeles-based healthtech company, addresses healthcare worker shortages and operational inefficiencies by offering HIPAA-compliant non-clinical staffing a... |
| 30.03.2024 | 4 things you need to know about health care cyberattacks | ASSOCIATED PRESS / JULY 12, 2019
The headquarters of Change Healthcare’s parent company UnitedHealth Group in Minneapolis is seen in this 2019 file photo.
FILE - Pages from the United Healthcare website are displayed on a computer screen, F... |
| 19.03.2024 | OCR Updates Guidance on HIPAA and Online Tracking, But New Examples Lead to New Questions | On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) revised its controversial guidance on how HIPAA applies to the use of online tracking on regulated entities' public webpages. OCR first issued... |
| 15.03.2024 | Strengthening Healthcare IT Infrastructure: A Wake-Up Call for Cybersecurity Resilience | Jason Griffin, Managing Director, Digital Health Strategy and Cybersecurity at Nordic Consulting Andy Adams, Managing Director, Performance Improvement and Advisory Services at Nordic Consulting
The recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare h... |
| 12.03.2024 | Readout of Biden-Harris Administration Convening with Health Care Community Concerning Cyberattack on Change Healthcare | Leaders from HHS, White House, DOL, and the health care community convened to discuss ways to mitigate harms to patient and providers caused by the cyberattack.
On Tuesday, March 12, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Se... |
| 10.03.2024 | Revolutionizing Revenue: Unleashing the Power of AI in Denials Management | Healthcare is in the midst of an AI revolution, and that’s a good thing. At a time of rising hospital costs, labor shortages, and operating margins well below historical levels, revenue cycle executives need to evaluate their denials manage... |
| 08.03.2024 | Biden team, UnitedHealth struggle to restore paralyzed billing systems after cyberattack | Margaret Parsons, one of three dermatologists at a 20-person practice in Sacramento, California, is in a bind.
Since a Feb. 21 cyberattack on a previously obscure medical payment processing company, Change Healthcare, Parsons said, she and ... |
| 07.03.2024 | Answering 7 Key Questions About Change Healthcare’s Cyberattack | It’s been more than two weeks since Change Healthcare discovered it was hit by a cyberattack.
The aftermath remains messy — patients across the country continue to struggle to obtain their prescriptions, as many of the systems that provider... |
| 06.03.2024 | Health | Hacking at UnitedHealth unit cripples a swath of the US health system: What to know | Darius Tahir | (TNS) KFF Health News
Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a huge role in the U.S. health system, issued a brief statement saying some of its applications were “cu... |
| 05.03.2024 | Cyberattack paralyzes largest U.S. health care payment system | MADDIE MCGARVEY/THE NEW YORK TIMES
Molly Fulton, COO of five urgent care centers in the Columbus area, sits in the Worthington Urgent Care in Worthington, Ohio, on March 5. “This is worse than when COVID hit because even though we didn’t ge... |
| 01.03.2024 | Ransomware attack wreaks havoc on prescription payments | A ransomware attack targeting a popular insurance billing service has prevented some patients nationwide from receiving medications for nearly 10 days.
Why it matters: Patients told Axios they haven't been able to receive medications needed... |
| 01.03.2024 | US prescription market hamstrung for 9 days (so far) by ransomware attack | Enlarge
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Nine days after a Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate took down the biggest US health care payment processor, pharmacies, health care providers, and patients were still scrambling to fill prescripti... |
| 29.02.2024 | Hacking at UnitedHealth unit cripples a swath of the U.S. health system: What to know | Early in the morning of Feb. 21, Change Healthcare, a company unknown to most Americans that plays a huge role in the U.S. health system, issued a brief statement saying some of its applications were "currently unavailable."
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| 26.02.2024 | Ransomware attack blamed for Change Healthcare outage stalling US prescriptions | An ongoing cyberattack at U.S. health tech giant Change Healthcare that sparked outages and disruption to hospitals and pharmacies across the U.S. for the past week was caused by ransomware, TechCrunch has learned.
A healthcare executive wi... |
| 23.02.2024 | ‘Nation-State’ Cyberattack Hits Change Healthcare, Disrupting Pharmacy Services Across the Country | Pharmacy chains across the country are facing disruptions due to a cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a Nashville-based company that processes patient payments for healthcare organizations.
Change Healthcare is owned by Optum, a subsidiary o... |
| 16.02.2024 | National Politics | In fight over Medicare payments, the hospital lobby shows its strength | Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News, Colleen DeGuzman | KFF Health News (TNS)
In the battle to control health care costs, hospitals are deploying their political power to protect their bottom lines.
The point of contention: For decades, Medicare... |
| 08.02.2024 | Censinet Recognized as an American Hospital Association Preferred Cybersecurity Provider for Third Consecutive Year | Censinet Announces On-Demand Access to AHA Cyber Affinity Forum Webinar Series, Focusing on Impact of AI and Digital Health on Patient Safety and Security
AHA is pleased to once again recognize Censinet as an AHA Preferred Cybersecurity Pro... |
| 05.02.2024 | Hospital lobbying could sink effort to trim Medicare costs | Hospitals intensely lobbying to stop a bipartisan measure that would trim their Medicare payments are emphasizing how the policy may hobble already struggling rural hospitals.
Why it matters: The hospitals' argument is apparently resonating... |
| 05.02.2024 | Medical Aid To Ukraine Dwindling With News Fatigue: US Healthcare And Medical Providers – We Must Do More | When I was in Ukraine, just after the war with Russia broke, to meet the leadership and staff of hospitals who were dealing with the extra burden of refugees and war, I thought I was “prepared”. I knew I was about to experience hardship uni... |
| 04.02.2024 | Modern KOL Connections: Engaging with Thought Leaders in the Age of AI | The chatter about artificial intelligence (AI) is getting louder. AI is a powerhouse, shaking up everything in healthcare from how we design clinical trials to predicting what’s next. And it’s not just noise – AI has earned a seat at the st... |
| 02.02.2024 | Senate could be site-neutral graveyard | Site-neutral payment policies are facing tough odds in the Senate amid intense lobbying from hospitals, after the House overwhelmingly backed the changes in a strong bipartisan vote.
Why it matters: The idea of having Medicare pay the same ... |
| 17.01.2024 | Health | What would a second Trump presidency look like for health care? | Julie Rovner, KFF Health News | KFF Health News (TNS)
On the presidential campaign trail, former President Donald Trump is, once again, promising to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act — a nebulous goal that became one of his adminis... |
| 16.01.2024 | Health industry reignites debate over mandatory payment experiments | The health care industry is again grappling with how aggressively to push providers into payment arrangements that hold them financially accountable for delivering better and more efficient care after the debate was largely put on hold duri... |
| 09.01.2024 | Building Stronger Payer-Provider Alliances | The relationship between improved payer-provider collaboration and high-quality, affordable care is well-established, but the degree to which health systems and health plans develop true partnerships for value varies, a recent American Hosp... |
| 22.12.2023 | Reverse Bed Chain, a New Way to Tackle Hospital Inefficiencies | Connie Moser, CEO Navenio
The current NHS waiting list has hit 7.3 million in the UK, increasing monthly. A recent survey conducted by the NHS revealed only 21.3% of staff reported that there is enough headcount available for them to do the... |
| 18.12.2023 | 25 healthcare startups that are set to take off in 2024, according to top VCs | Healthcare 25 healthcare startups that are set to take off in 2024, according to top VCs
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| 13.12.2023 | Who Really Benefits From Medicare Advantage Plans? | Every autumn, American television viewers are inundated with a barrage of commercials depicting the vibrant and wondrous life they could be living under the coverage of a Medicare Advantage plan. These advertisements are full of celebrity s... |
| 06.12.2023 | Managing Creditor Relationships During Cash-Flow Hardships | After several tumultuous years, including industry-wide financial challenges in 2022, many health leaders likely approached 2023 with hope that the year would bring a return to normalcy. However, several factors, ranging from the curtailing... |
| 09.11.2023 | Healthcare data analytics company Folia Health launches Flare Tracking for chronic illness | The new feature includes real-time monitoring and predictive analytics, alerting patients of a flare
It's estimated that 133 million Americans, or nearly half the population, suffer from at least one chronic illness, such as hypertension, h... |
| 20.10.2023 | Healthcare-staffing startup Nomad Health just slashed its workforce for the second time this year | Healthcare job marketplace Nomad Health slashed its workforce in October, its second round of cuts this year. Nomad Health This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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| 16.10.2023 | Is there a nursing shortage in the United States? Depends on whom you ask | Hospitals are frustrated with a nationwide nursing shortage that’s only gotten worse since the pandemic. In 2022, the American Hospital Association quoted an estimate that half a million nurses would leave the field by the end of that year,... |
