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Latest Cyber Threats, Legislation and Policy Updates
Learn what happens when high-impact ransomware attacks target third-parties and supply chain vendors and the embedded risk it has to hospitals and health systems.
Emergency Preparedness Strategies
Magazine & Journal Articles
There are many elements that go into emergency response plans, and here we’ve outlined some of the main considerations of a plan as it relates to infection prevention and control and environmental services (EVS). It is EVS’ responsibility to ensure that it is able to provide a safe place for patients to be treated and heal—regardless of the conditions outside of the organization’s walls.
Quick Tips for Critical Partnerships
Magazine & Journal Articles
Gail Fraine, RN, MMHC, BSN, CIC shares tips on minimizing risk and increasing safety when it comes to preventing disease transmission.
HHS to extend certain PREP Act liability protections beyond COVID-19 public health emergency
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to amend its Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act declaration for COVID-19 to extend liability protections for certain COVID-19 countermeasure activities beyond the May 11 end of the public health emergency, the agency announced today.
Delivering Health Care and Hope to Ukraine
For more than a year, we’ve seen heartbreaking images from the war in Ukraine.
AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care
Health care leaders can develop “specific competencies and skills that can contribute to effective crisis management,” write Helena Bonfitto and Benjamin Wise, senior program managers for AHA Funded Partnerships.
CDC issues health advisory warning of overseas outbreak of Marburg virus disease
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today issued a Health Alert Network Health Advisory to inform clinicians and public health departments in the United States about two confirmed outbreaks of Marburg virus disease.
CMS: Most health care facilities may use 2021 NFPA emergency power options, including microgrid
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday issued a waiver permitting most health care facilities to use emergency power sources authorized by the 2021 edition of the National Fire Protection Association Health Care Facilities Code, including a microgrid system.
Strengthening Crisis Management in Rural Health Care
Key takeaways for rural health care organizations in managing a public health crisis.