Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The data breach affecting the Texas-based system of 16 hospitals is unrelated to the massive ransomware attack on its parent company, CommonSpirit Health. Cyberattacks are happening almost every day, which has led to the federal government mandating Zero Trust architecture across agencies. Unaware for nearly a year.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 14, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul stresses the importance of increased hospital cybersecurity, proposing tighter regulations. New York has already set aside $500 million for compliance efforts that hospitals across the state can apply to receive a share of. Executives at large hospitals, such as Northwell Health, have already commented.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In 2022, as cyberattacks globally rose by 38% year-on-year, healthcare became the third-most-attacked industry (behind government and education), recording an increase of 74% and reporting up to 1,463 incidents per week. Yet, despite the stakes, many healthcare organizations aren’t as well-protected as they could be.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. HIPAA and HITECH is for all health care organizations falling under the definition as a Covered Entity, from solo practices to larger clinics and hospital medical networks to health plans and clearinghouses. Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. HIPAA and HITECH is for all health care organizations falling under the definition as a Covered Entity, from solo practices to larger clinics and hospital medical networks to health plans and clearinghouses. Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law.

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Electronic Medical Records 52

Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance. CMS has cited 69 hospitals for noncompliance with worker vaccine mandate. Hospital revenues plummet. Is It Finally Time for Hospital-at-Home or is Time Up? Ransomware spurs weeks, months of IT downtime. Providers urge FTC to probe PBM practices.

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