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Agencies release guidance on nondiscrimination in telehealth

The departments of Health and Human Services and Justice today released guidance on federal telehealth protections for people with disabilities and limited English proficiency. 

House-passed bill would extend Medicare telehealth flexibilities 

The House yesterday voted 416-12 to pass the Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID-19 Act, legislation that would continue Medicare patient access to telehealth services, including audio-only services, through 2024 after the COVID-19 public health emergency.

HHS issues advisory on web application attacks in health care

A new brief from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) offers tips to protect health care organizations from basic web application attacks.

AHA urges Congress to expand access to mental health telehealth services

Commenting yesterday on draft legislation to expand access to mental health services through telehealth, AHA told the Senate Finance Committee the following.

DOJ recovers ransom paid to North Korean hackers targeting health care

The Justice Department has recovered about $500,000 in ransom that a Kansas hospital and Colorado medical provider paid to state-sponsored North Korean hackers, the agency announced.

Four ways to improve digital health equity

Over the past few years, we have seen an increase in tech-based approaches to improving maternal outcomes and the birthing journey.

FBI warns of North Korean ‘Maui’ ransomware threat on health care and public sectors

The FBI issued a “white” joint cybersecurity advisory warning of ransomware threats against the U.S. health care and public sectors.

Agencies alert private sector to ransomware threat

The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of the Treasury, and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network today urged organizations to take certain actions to protect their networks from MedusaLocker ransomware, which uses vulnerabilities in the Remote Desktop Protocol to access victims’ networks and encrypt their data.

3 Big Ideas to Transform Health Care

This blog by Lindsey Dunn-Burgstahler of the AHA Center for Health Innovation highlights three emerging ideas with the potential for a big impact on health, all shared at the 2022 Aspen Institute’s Aspen Ideas Festival.

AHA voices support for bill to protect medical device cybersecurity 

 AHA Friday voiced support for the Protecting and Transforming Cyber Health Care Act, legislation that would require medical device manufacturers to meet certain cybersecurity requirements when seeking approval for devices that are internet connected or include software