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The cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike July 24 posted online a preliminary post incident report following a non-malicious global technology outage which began July 19 and affected many industries, including health care.
The AHA July 25 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to maintain the uninsured rate at 8.7% under the inpatient prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2025, which would help provide stability for DSH facilities.
There has been a sharp uptick this year in ruthless tactics by cybercriminals, who are now directly threatening patients with the release of sensitive information, photos and medical records. John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, talks with two experts about the rise in these…
The AHA July 24 shared information and new offerings from some of its private sector partners that can help hospitals and health systems strengthen their cybersecurity efforts and defend against and deflect cyberattacks.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration July 24 announced it is awarding $45.1 million in grants toward various behavioral health initiatives.
Winners of the Foster G. McGaw prize, the Quest for Quality prize and the Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award were presented at the 2024 AHA Leadership Summit.
Joy Lewis, AHA senior vice president of health equity strategies and executive director of AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, shared the stage with Dayna Bowen Matthew, author and law professor at George Washington University Law School, to explore the fundamental issues of health…
AHA Immediate Past Chair John Haupert, president and CEO of Grady Health System in Atlanta, opened the afternoon plenary session during the second day of the Summit discussing how health care has faced extraordinary change and will continue to transform through innovation. “Sometimes the pace of…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an advisory alerting health care providers, laboratory professionals and others in health care settings of a critical shortage of Becton Dickinson BACTEC blood culture bottles.
Rosalyn Carpenter and Paul Rains, R.N., write about the importance of fostering an inclusive environment to reduce stigma around behavioral health care for historically underserved communities.