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GAO extends survey on HIPAA breach reporting to Feb. 11
The Government Accountability Office today extended to Feb. 11 its survey for HIPAA-covered health care entities and business associates on their experiences complying with the Department of Health and Human Services’ data breach reporting requirements and HHS efforts to improve the data breach reporting process. The AHA assisted GAO in developing the survey, which will inform a future GAO report to Congress on data breach reporting by covered entities, including any challenges reported by covered entities and HHS efforts to address them.
AHA releases cybersecurity resource for health care governing boards
The AHA has released a guide to help health care governing boards work with their organization’s leadership team to set cybersecurity priorities and reduce cyber risks.
GAO launches rapid response survey on data breach reporting
The Government Accountability Office is surveying health care entities and business associates covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act through 4 p.m. ET Friday to learn more about their experiences complying with the Department of Health and Human Services’ data breach reporting requirements and HHS efforts to improve the data breach reporting process.
ONC seeks comments on ways to improve prior authorization
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology seeks comments through March 25 to inform potential future rulemaking on how the ONC Health IT Certification Program could incorporate standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria to reduce the burden of prior authorization.
CISA: Organizations should review Microsoft malware warning
The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency Sunday advised U.S. critical infrastructure organizations to review a Microsoft blog on malware identified in Ukraine and take action to strengthen their networks against potential cyber threats.
ONC finalizes principles, agreement for trusted health information exchange
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology today released its first final Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, a set of non-binding principles and governance approach for health information exchange required by the 21st Century Cures Act of 2016.
Capitol Hill ads urge Congress to protect access to telehealth services
Telehealth Access for America is running digital ads this week in Politico asking Congress to protect access to telehealth services.
CMS announces new ICD-10 codes for COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies
In addition to the seven new 2022 ICD-10 procedure codes announced in November, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 1 will implement two new ICD-10 procedure codes for reporting COVID-19 therapeutics
UK’s NHS warns of cyber threats using Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware servers
A report by the United Kingdom’s National Health Service is warning of threats leveraging Log4Shell vulnerability in VMware Horizon servers by an unknown cyber actor.
Becerra urges health care sector’s vigilance against Log4j software threat
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra today in a letter to health care and public health leaders urged vigilance against cyber threats posed by a vulnerability within the Apache Log4j software. Exploitation of the software, which exists in thousands of applications, including control systems for medical devices and hardware, can result in data exfiltration or ransomware that can significantly disrupt the delivery of health care.