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CMS Finalizes SNF Disclosure of Ownership Rules, Applies Definitions to Hospital Enrollment

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 15 issued a final rule requiring the disclosure of ownership, managerial and other information for skilled-nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs).
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Hospital Outpatient, Ambulatory Surgical Center Final Rule for CY 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 2 released its calendar year (CY) 2024 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule. It increases OPPS rates by a net 3.1% in CY 2024 compared to CY 2023 and includes final policies regarding hospital price transparency, behavioral health services and Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs).
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Home Health Prospective Payment System Final Rule for CY 2024

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Nov.
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Federal Agencies Warn of North Korean ‘Maui’ Ransomware Threat

The FBI, jointly with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Department of the Treasury, today issued a public cybersecurity advisory warning of the North Korean government’s current use of the “Maui” ransomware platform to conduct disruptive ransomware attacks against the U.S. health care and public health sectors.
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New Ransomware Threat: Rhysida Group Targets Hospitals, Puts Patient Safety at Risk

The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) today issued a warning about Rhysida.

Advisory: Immediate Need for Healthcare Facilities to Review Procedures

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As a follow-up to a health update entitled HAN 00382 and distributed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on September 11, 2015, the CDC and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are providing this update to rescind the following recommendation.

Advisory: Hand and Environmental Hygiene: Preventing Pathogen Transmission

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Recent outbreaks of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) and adenovirus among children have raised questions about ways to prevent transmission when those affected are admitted to a health care facility. This advisory offers information regarding AFM, viruses that are currently implicated, modes of transmission and measures of prevention.

Final Regulations on Taxable Medical Devices

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The final regulations that provide guidance on the excise tax imposed on the sale of certain medical devices, enacted by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 in conjunction wi
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CMS and ONC Propose Provider Disincentives for Health Care Information Blocking

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Nov. 1 released a proposed rule to establish disincentives for health care providers that have committed information blocking.

Interim Guidance for Infection Control for Care of Patients with Confirmed or Suspected Swine Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infection in a Healthcare Setting

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This document provides interim guidance for infection control for healthcare facilities (e.g., hospitals, long-term care and outpatient facilities, and other settings where healthcare is provided).