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Introduction HPH Sector: Comprised of organizations of various sizes, budgets, IT experience, and data According to the Verizon DBIR, in 2019: Over 41 million patient records were lost in breaches 3.8 million employee-related incidents affected patient data CynergisTek2020 Report:…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released updated guidance putting in place certain limitations on the hospital survey process, including limiting onsite surveys to immediate jeopardy complaint allegations. The limitations will remain in effect for 30 days with the…
In this Members in Action podcast, Julia Resnick, Senior Program Manager at the AHA, is speaking with leaders from CHI Health’s Creighton University Medical Center, Drs. Amy McGaha, Tom Gluck and Kristy Brandon Keefner.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) today announced Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) in Bennington, Vt., as the 2020 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Award. The award recognizes small or rural hospital leaders who guide their hospital and community through transformational…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday announced that, as a result of a July 17, 2020 U.S. Court of Appeals ruling in its favor, it will begin reprocessing claims for outpatient clinic visits furnished in calendar year (CY) 2019 from excepted off-campus provider-based…
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that it is delaying the reporting deadline for the Provider Relief Fund (PRF) program.
This is a weekly threat brief from the HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) is on HPH Distributed Attack Vectors. 
President-elect Biden last night unveiled plans for a roughly $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which includes a number of provisions that affect hospitals and health systems. Biden hopes that Congress will consider the legislation soon after he is inaugurated next week.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) has elected Russ Gronewold to fill a vacancy on its Board of Trustees, effective January 2021; he will also serve as chair of Regional Policy Board 6. The Board of Trustees is the highest policymaking body of the AHA and has ultimate authority for the…
Statement on President-elect Biden’s COVID relief plan from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.