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H-ISAC Daily Cyber Headlines - September 2, 2022
H-ISAC Daily Cyber Headlines for September 2, 2022.
AHA Podcast: Mastering opioid stewardship deployment
In this episode – part four of AHA’s five-part series on opioid stewardship – Marie Cleary-Fishman, AHA’s vice president of clinical quality, is joined once again by Holly Geyer, M.D., hospital internal medicine practitioner subspecialized in addiction medicine at Mayo Clinic. The discussion: encouraging careful and selective use of long-term opioid therapy in the context of managing chronic pain through evidence-based prescribing guidelines; educating staff and patients; and improving the referral-to-treatment process.
White House announces date for Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
The Biden Administration this week announced it will host on Sept. 28 the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health to identify steps the government and public and private sectors should take to address the intersections between food, hunger, nutrition and health.
CMS transitioning email service over Labor Day weekend; urgent issues to be addressed by phone
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services over the Labor Day weekend will transition to a new email service. As a result, CMS will not be able to send or receive email during this time. Stakeholders are asked to hold emails until Tuesday, Sept. 6, to avoid any errors.
FDA issues updated EUA for bivalent booster doses to fight omicron; providers to cease administration of monovalent boosters
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced it has amended the emergency use authorizations for Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines to account for new, bivalent formulations designed to install immunity against the SARS-CoV-2 omicron variant.
AHA comments on Medicare Advantage oversight
AHA yesterday submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in response to a request for information on the Medicare Advantage program. AHA in its letter raised concerns over certain Medicare Advantage organization practices and policies that restrict or delay access to care; provided considerations for health equity, behavioral health access, and post-acute care services; outlined implications for continued enrollment growth in the program; and described the unique value that integrated health systems provide in serving Medicare Advantage beneficiaries.
Kaufman Hall: Halfway through 2022, hospital margins are still in the red
A new Kaufman Hall analysis noted that U.S. hospitals and health systems are experiencing some of the worst margins since the beginning of the pandemic, and 2022 continues to be on pace to be the worst year of the pandemic in terms of financial performance. Expenses remain at historic highs, leaving hospitals with cumulatively negative margins.
Webinar covers performance improvement fundamentals
The Joint Commission on Sept. 28 at 12:00-1:00 ET will host a webinar on performance improvement fundamentals for hospital settings
Joint Commission releases telehealth patient safety materials
The Joint Commission this week began a patient safety campaign intended to educate patients on how to navigate virtual health care