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The Health Resources and Services Administration will host short briefings at 11 a.m. ET and 3 p.m. ET Aug. 26 to help hospitals and other health care providers who received Provider Relief Fund payments between April 10 and June 30, 2020, report by Sept. 30 on how they used the funds for health鈥
Robyn Begley, AHA鈥檚 chief nursing officer, senior vice president for workforce and CEO of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership, will be a featured speaker during the International Hospital Federation鈥檚 World Hospital Congress.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has formed a working group to address deceptive marketing of health plans and other products that 鈥渓ead consumers to believe they are purchasing comprehensive health coverage when they are really purchasing coverage that does not cover all pre-鈥
The National Institutes of Health鈥檚 Office of Research on Women鈥檚 Health is accepting comments through Sept. 15 to assist with identifying research gaps and pitfalls in clinical practice related to women鈥檚 health issues.
The estimated number of U.S. residents under age 20 with type 1 diabetes increased 45% from 2001 to 2017 to 215 per 100,000, while the number with type 2 diabetes increased 95% to 67 per 100,000, according to a federally funded study published in JAMA.
The FBI alerted U.S. organizations to ransomware attacks by a group using phishing emails to access victim networks and download Cobalt Strike threat emulation software.
As requested by the AHA, the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury will defer enforcement of the good faith estimate for insured patients and advanced explanation of benefit requirements in the No Surprises Act, according to new FAQs released Friday
AHA raised 鈥渟ubstantial concerns鈥 with the prototype payment model that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, and RTI International are developing for the new unified post-acute care prospective鈥
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released research highlighting two important trends emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic regarding vaccines鈥 current effectiveness.
The deadline has been extended to apply for the 2022 Circle of Life Awards: Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care. The new deadline is Friday, Aug. 27.