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Healthcare Organizations Warned About Evil Corp. Cybercrime Syndicate

HIPAA Journal

The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a warning to the healthcare and public health sector (HPH) about one of the most capable and aggressive cybercrime syndicates currently in operation – Evil Corp. Evil Corp has been the subject of multiple law enforcement operations.

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DOJ Recouped $2.2 Billion Under FCA in 2022

Hall Render

This has been a growing trend in health care enforcement, and health care fraud remained the leading source of all FCA cases in 2022. Over 77% of the funds recovered were related to the health care industry, which shows the federal government’s commitment to enforcing the FCA. Health Care Fraud Actions Medicaid.

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Health Provider News

Hall Render

health dept. Vincent discord reignites after hospital revokes doctors’ privileges New Mexicans to Know: Army veteran Nancy Parson brings passion for health care to Las Cruces Army veteran Nancy Parson brings passion for health care to Las Cruces Missed deadlines lead to $11.5M processed 1.5

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Health Provider News – November 11, 2022

Hall Render

Like ordering from Amazon: Where health tech is heading, according to 3 CIOs. Medical groups to Biden: ED boarding at a ‘crisis point’ Nursing home groups request public health emergency extension. US flu hospitalization rate highest its been since 2009 swine flu pandemic, experts say.

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How Can Health IT Help Reform the CDC?

Healthcare IT Today

COVID-19 forced a spike in policy-makers’ interest and willingness to invest in public health; a spike that is unfortunately retreating to the old business as usual. I consulted several experts in health IT to ask how such IT could improve data collection and sharing in public health.