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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Department of Health and Human Services said they continue to assess the ransomware threat to the health care sector.

The AHA released a detailed summary of two final rules that would modernize and make important changes to policies governing physician self-referral (Stark law) and federal anti-kickback statute regulations.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded about $45 million to expand the research network for its Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations program.

The Department of Health and Human Services seeks information on innovative approaches and best practices developed to promote health care access, quality and value during the COVID-19 pandemic to inform the agency’s priorities and programs.

UnitedHealthcare has delayed from April 1, 2021, until Jan. 1, 2022, its requirement that certain in-network laboratories report their unique laboratory-specific codes along with other information for the overwhelming majority of freestanding and outpatient laboratory testing services.

The Food and Drug Administration authorized administering the monoclonal antibodies casirivimab and imdevimab together to certain COVID-19 outpatients at risk for severe disease.

Drug maker AstraZeneca said it will seek an emergency use authorization for its AZD1222 vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV-2 following positive high-level results from an interim analysis of ongoing clinical trials.

Learn how Rogers Behavioral Health, based in Oconomowoc, Wisc., is using the LEAN process improvement methodology to optimize value for patients during the pandemic.

Hospital outpatient departments, critical access hospitals, rural health clinics and other eligible providers may apply through Jan. 3 to participate in the Value in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment demonstration.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected 916 primary care practices and 37 regional health plan partners to participate in the Primary Care First model beginning Jan. 1.