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Security Breaches in Healthcare in 2023

HIPAA Journal

which does business as PJ&A NV Business Associate 8,952,212 Hackers access to its network between March 27, 2023, and May 2, 2023 Managed Care of North America (MCNA) GA Business Associate 8,861,076 Ransomware attack with data leak (LockBit ransomware group) Welltok, Inc.

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OCR Will Focus on You if You Don’t Focus on Cybersecurity

Health Law RX

On October 31, 2023, OCR issued its first settlement agreement under the HIPAA Rules related to a ransomware attack (the Ransomware Settlement ) and on December 7, 2023, its first settlement under the HIPAA Rules arising from a phishing cyber-attack (the Phishing Settlement ).

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Health Provider News

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Cedars Leads Latest Round Of Funding In Yolo County, 16,000 Medi-Cal patients lose doctors in Dignity Health dispute with Partnership HealthPlan Kaiser med school names CEO Kaiser Permanente launches food-is-medicine hub Kaiser, Vizient target healthcare greenhouse gas emissions L.A. Can lawmakers do anything about it?

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Health Provider News

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ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M Newsom announces distressed hospital loan program Kaiser Permanente frontline workers strike could begin Oct.

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HITECH Compliance

AIHC

We can own a Durable Medical Equipment store, see our own doctor, or go and have a test done at a medical facility. Ransomware attacks are also referred to as Cy-X or Cyber extortion. As you will find out, we do have a lot of information, so much when you are writing your own HITECH plan you don’t know where to start.

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Health Provider News – September 16, 2022

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Full 4th Circuit to tackle Medicaid fraud standard under False Claims Act. Medical Impact of Roe Reversal Goes Well Beyond Abortion Clinics, Doctors Say. Louis County Couple Sentenced for Defrauding Medicaid. Study finds Montana underpays Medicaid providers by tens of millions. Aaron Weismann on ransomware attacks.

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Health Provider News

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2 Children’s Hospital in Seattle, Regional Hospital in Florida Win Healthcare Design Awards CHS to sell 3 hospitals to Tampa General Construction Begins on Orlando Health’s Seven-Story Lakeland Highlands Hospital Florida cardiology center settles in whistleblower lawsuit Florida Hospital Says Data Theft Attack Affects 1.2