Healthcare Coalitions (HCCs) across the country have been tasked with supporting disaster operations in their communities during and after emergency events. For many HCCs, the transition from serving as a planning entity to an operational…
The U.S. government is aware of an international ransomware campaign that may be affecting Healthcare and Public Health Sector assets in addition to other Sectors. The Critical Infrastructure Program within the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness…
Ransomware: A Prime Cyber Threat for the Healthcare and Public Health Sector The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Analysis (OCIA) has released a new document titled “Ransomware – A Prime…
On April 21, 2017, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released an article in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report with updated pre-pandemic planning…
On Thursday, April 27, 2017 from 2:30-3:30 PM ET the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will offer a call to discuss implementation of the Emergency Preparedness final rule, including an overview of the regulation…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will host a webinar titled “Making Disasters Less Disastrous: Public Health, Healthcare Executives, and Emergency Management Working Together,” from 1:30-3:00 PM/ET on Wednesday, March 1. This webinar…
The CDC Division of State and Local Readiness (DSLR) is currently seeking local and state health department staff to serve as 2017 presenters for the CDC Second Wednesday Webinar Series. Ideal presentations will provide a 15-20…
The Critical Infrastructure Partnership Advisory Council (CIPAC) met on Tuesday, October 18. The CIPAC plenary brought together federal partners and private sector representatives to discuss key priorities in critical infrastructure resiliency and protection. Secretary Jeh…
The following information and resources are being shared by the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response to inform healthcare and public health sector partners about the potential for phishing scams following Hurricane Matthew. In the wake…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is hosting a call on October 5, 2016 at 1:30 PM/ET to discuss new emergency preparedness requirements for Medicare and Medicaid providers and suppliers. CMS will discuss the provisions…