A Washington resident recently hospitalized with the H5N5 strain of bird flu died Nov. 21, according to the Washington State Department of Health.
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A critical vulnerability has been identified in 7-Zip, a free software program used for archiving data, according to the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The flaw allows cyber actors to write code outside of the intended extraction folder where the user did not intend.
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health announced Nov. 21 that it will fund up to $100 million in projects for quantitative measures of mental and behavioral health through its new Evidence-Based Validation & Innovation for Rapid Therapeutics in Behavioral Health initiative.
AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker talks with AHA VP Aimee Kuhlman and Monument Health CEO Paulette Davidson about the benefits of the 340B program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released an updated notice Nov. 20 on the processing of Medicare provider claims impacted by the government shutdown.
The AHA will host a webinar Dec. 18 at 1 p.m. ET on strategies to better protect senior leaders in hospitals.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Nov. 21 issued a final rule that, among other provisions, increases Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.6% in calendar year 2026 compared to 2025.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will retroactively pay claims for telehealth services provided during the government shutdown through Jan. 30, the agency said in an updated FAQ Nov. 20. Telehealth flexibilities will expire at the end of January if government funding is not extended.
U.S. and international agencies Nov. 19 released a guide on mitigating potential cybercrimes from bulletproof hosting providers. A BPH provider is an internet infrastructure provider that intentionally markets and leases their infrastructure to cybercriminals.
Flu cases are growing or likely growing in 39 states, according to the latest Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data from Nov. 11.
Nirsevimab was found to be 80% effective at preventing respiratory syncytial virus-associated intensive care unit admissions during the 2024-2025 RSV season, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Nov. 20.
The AHA, in partnership with Press Ganey, Nov. 20 released the latest workbook leaders can use to understand and overcome challenges in engaging their workforce.
The AHA’s Forever Grateful social media toolkit encourages hospitals and health systems to share their appreciation for health care professionals as Thanksgiving approaches.
Dan Peterson, CEO of behavioral health services at Sutter Health, and Matthew White, M.D., chair of the behavioral health service line at Sutter Health, share how the system is expanding behavioral health access across rural Northern California.
AHA Executive Vice President Michelle Hood previews the AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference — one of the AHA’s flagship events — which will be held Feb. 8-11 in San Antonio.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a bulletin Nov. 18 summarizing provisions from the budget reconciliation bill related to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health held a hearing Nov. 19 to discuss improvements to care coordination and delivery to prevent and treat chronic disease. Health care and pharmaceutical experts testified before the committee, including Michael Hoben, M.D., chief medical officer of population health services at Novant Health.
The AHA and the Federation of American Hospitals Nov. 18 released a study conducted by Dobson | DaVanzo, underscoring the threat to patient care by expanding physician-owned hospitals in rural communities.