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New York Law Firm Pays $200,000 to State AG to Resolve HIPAA Violations

HIPAA Journal

A New York law firm that suffered a LockBit ransomware attack has agreed to pay a financial penalty of $200,000 to the New York Attorney General to resolve alleged violations of New York General Business Law and the Privacy and Security Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The failure to encrypt ePHI.

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HIPAA Compliance Helps Prevent Small Practice Cybercrime

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Hacking, phishing attacks, and ransomware can effectively cripple your business and cost you resources and reputation. These audits and their analysis are designed to identify any vulnerabilities in how your practice uses, stores, accesses, and secures protected health information (PHI) of patients.

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Health Provider News

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NATIONAL 3 big noncompete ban wins for physicians 5 systems join $50M poverty and cancer program AHA advises Congress how to advance MACRA payment models Amazon delays virtual care service’s unveiling after senators raised privacy concerns At AHA Hill briefing, hospital leaders say site-neutral payment cuts jeopardize access to care for patients and (..)

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Health Provider News

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Clair Health partners with Duquesne University College of Osteopathic Medicine UPMC sees lower operating income in 2022 as economic headwinds persist UPMC settles lawsuit with federal government for $8.5

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Health Provider News

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Meet the hospital mega-landlord at the center of the Yale-Prospect deal Prospect-YNHH deal nearing 1 year of waiting for CT approval Connecticut Hospital Association: ‘Collaboration is Vital to Protect Healthcare Access, Advance Affordability’ We tried to quantify how harmful hospital ransomware attacks are for patients. renovation St.

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Health Provider News – April 1, 2022

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Hive ransomware shuts down California health care organization. Fraud plagues California’s hospice industry, audit finds. Despite malpractice lawsuits, Gainesville hospital stands behind star surgeon. over MassHealth fraud. Mayo Clinic, Google will use AI to better analyze, act on EHR information.

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Health Provider News

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But hospitals say they can’t afford to pay California hospital nurses to receive raises of up to 30% California pharmacist pleads guilty to multi-year Medicare fraud scheme Carmichael-based Eskaton pays $5.5