January 30, 2018

CMS Inpatient-Only List: Preparing for Critical Changes in 2018

Each year CMS revises its inpatient-only list of approximately 1,700 procedures. The most notable changes to the list that went into effect January 1, 2018.

Briefings on Accreditation and Quality

Six steps to beat computer viruses

CMS issued a warning to hospitals and other providers to tighten up cybersecurity and issued instructions to surveyors to discuss health IT during state agency survey visits.

Using fear to teach cybersecurity

Hospitals should test staff’s cybersecurity chops by sending them spam emails and seeing who clicks

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