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The AHA has released a fact sheet explaining how artificial intelligence tools help alleviate administrative burden for providers, particularly in areas such as billing, coding and documentation.

The FBI and the Department of Justice Aug. 26 announced the disruption of a China-linked hacking group known as QTFY. The group, which also identifies as QT and QTCYBER, has targeted hospitals and health systems, as well as government services and facilities, communications, energy, information technology, and water and wastewater systems.

Boston Scientific, a large supplier of medical devices, said in an Aug. 26 statement posted on its website that on Aug. 25 it “identified a cybersecurity incident affecting certain information technology systems that resulted in a network outage and disruption to the company’s operations.”

There are now 17,180 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Aug. 25.

The AHA Aug. 26 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services not to finalize two proposals in the calendar year 2027 outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule, warning that the policies suffer from “serious legal defects and substantial policy shortcomings” and would place additional financial strain on hospitals and the patients and communities they serve.

A map released by the Department of Transportation features data showing that 32,992 motor vehicle crash patients in the U.S. met the clinical criteria for prehospital blood transfusions in 2025.

In this conversation, Kardie Tobb, D.O., a non-invasive preventative cardiologist at Cone Health, explains how multidisciplinary teams are breaking down clinical silos, emphasizing preconception care, and coordinating care across specialties to support healthier pregnancies and healthier families.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a blood test for detecting Alzheimer’s by Roche and Eli Lilly, according to an announcement Aug. 24 by Roche.

The AHA Aug. 25 submitted comments to Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., on the 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act), a legislative discussion draft that would make significant changes to the current structure and scope of the 340B program.

Two individuals in Pennsylvania have died from measles, the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Aug. 25.

The AHA’s Association for the Health Care Environment will host a webinar Sept. 8 at 2 p.m. ET that will discuss strategies environmental services leaders can leverage to improve consistency and quality in environments with rapid microbial rebound.

Gabriela Jimenez Thompson, program lead of Our Story Begins at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, and Liliana Escobar, R.N., NICU head nurse at Bellevue Hospital Center, share how the Our Story Begins program uses books, reading, language and nurse education to strengthen NICU parent engagement, bonding and early childhood development.

The Food and Drug Administration has issued early alerts for the following products.

Epic’s MyChart has shared examples from potential phishing schemes observed as recently this month that include email messages linking to a fake MyChart website displaying erroneous medical records and others notifying of a free “2026 Medicare Health Kit.”

The Department of Homeland Security today released a proposed rule to establish a new $103,265 filing fee for H-1B visa petitions that are subject to statutory numerical caps, including those eligible for the advanced degree exemption.

The Food and Drug Administration has identified a Class I recall of certain Medline convenience kits containing B. Braun components that have Huons Bupivacaine Hydrochloride in Dextrose Injection, which has also been recalled.

The AHA’s Hospital Capacity Management Consortium will host a webinar Sept. 9 at 1 p.m. ET for capacity management and operations leaders, exploring how Georgia-based Emory Healthcare’s Capacity Command Center improved patient access, optimized throughput and proactively managed systemwide demand.

There have been 15,716 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis across 47 states, Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico since May 1, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data reported Aug. 18.

The Department of Health of Human Services Aug. 21 issued a request for information seeking feedback on immunization categories within the Aug. 10 executive order announcing changes to the federal government’s recommended childhood vaccine schedule.

The Ohio Hospital Association announced Aug. 19 that Sean McGlone, OHA senior vice president and general counsel, will be its next president and CEO effective Oct. 17.