Health Care Performance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

On 12/6, Rackspace indicated that they suffered a ransomware attack. Is there enough cash if billing Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and private pay stops or takes longer than normal? Rackspace has not yet indicated when email service will be restored to their clients. Let’s start with the business office.

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Ransomware Medicare Medicare Medicaid 52

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 15, 2023

” The attack was conducted by the Hive ransomware group, which was the subject of a law enforcement takedown in January 2023. Health Plan Member Data Compromised in Ransomware Attack on the City of Dallas The city of Dallas suffered a ransomware attack on May 3, 2023, that impacted several of its websites and IT systems.

Ransomware 93

Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Medicaid 93

HIPAA Journal

JULY 31, 2023

The Clop ransomware group was responsible for the attack and Maximus was one of hundreds of entities to be affected by the Clop group’s mass exploitation of the zero-day vulnerability. Reston, VA-based Maximus Inc., Maximus has recorded expenses of $15 million for the quarter to June 30, 2023, in relation to the data breach.

Governance 71

Governance Medicare Medicare Ransomware 71

AIHC

MARCH 12, 2024

As technology advances, so do cyber criminals When it comes to cyberattacks and cyber extortion (ransomware attacks), health care organization continue to suffer as prime targets and continue to struggle to recover after an attack.

Ransomware 59

Ransomware Governance Compliance HIPAA 59

Hall Render

MAY 17, 2024

NATIONAL A deep dive into health system and health plan Q1 earnings Amazon building ‘modern pharmacy’ of the future: Medical Officer Breaking down the FTC noncompete ban, its impact on healthcare CISA, HHS warn healthcare of Black Basta ransomware attacks CMS extends Medicaid waivers to 2025 Could providers be liable in Change outage?

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Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals Ransomware 40

AIHC

MARCH 12, 2024

As technology advances, so do cyber criminals When it comes to cyberattacks and cyber extortion (ransomware attacks), health care organization continue to suffer as prime targets and continue to struggle to recover after an attack.

Ransomware 52

Ransomware Governance Compliance HIPAA 52

HIPAA Journal

MAY 23, 2023

The breach occurred at the HIPAA business associate, NationsBenefits Holdings, and was a data theft and extortion attack by the Clop ransomware group involving the Fortra GoAnywhere MFT solution. 8 of the month’s 21 breaches of 10,000 or more records were due to these Clop attacks, including the top 5 breaches in April.

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Ransomware HIPAA Medicaid Medicaid 97

Health Law RX

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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 ).

HIPAA 52

HIPAA Ransomware Compliance Medicaid 52

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 21, 2023

The second largest breach, reported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as affecting 1,362,470 Medicare recipients, was more severe due to the types of data compromised. The breach occurred at a CMS contractor, Maximus Federal Services, Inc.

Ransomware 79

Ransomware HIPAA Medicare Medicare 79

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

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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Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 118

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 13, 2022

LockBit Ransomware Gang Claims Data Stolen from Tague Family Practice. The LockBit ransomware gang claims to have gained access to the systems of Tague Family Practice in St. RHD said it engaged outside forensics specialists to investigate the extent of the breach and ensure the security of its offices and computer servers.

Ransomware 111

Ransomware Licensing HIPAA Health Insurance 111

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 8, 2023

Mercy Medical Center did not state whether ransomware was involved but said data had to be restored from backups and some data has likely been lost. Additional technical steps are being taken to try to recreate the lost data it was not possible to restore.

Ransomware 93

Ransomware HIPAA Licensing Health Insurance 93

Compliancy Group

MAY 27, 2022

35% of healthcare breaches involved ransomware attacks, vs. 20% in 2020. The average ransomware payment for healthcare was $875,784, about one-third less than the 2020 payment. 82% of ransomware attacks claimed to have removed data before encryption. The average number of patient notifications was 81,679.

HIPAA 98

HIPAA Ransomware Compliance Hospitals 98

HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Healthcare data can be used to impersonate patients to obtain expensive medical services, Medicare and Medicaid benefits, healthcare devices, and prescription medications. Many of the hacking incidents now being reported by healthcare providers involve the use of ransomware. Healthcare Data Can be Used as Leverage.

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Ransomware HIPAA Health Insurance Hospitals 108

HIPAA Journal

MAY 16, 2022

While Refuah Health Center did not disclose further information about the nature of the attack, databreaches.net reports that the attack appears to have been conducted by the Lorenz ransomware gang, which added Refuah Health Center to its list of victims on its data leak site on June 11, 2021, although that entry has now been removed.

Health Insurance 103

Health Insurance Ransomware HIPAA Licensing 103

Hall Render

APRIL 19, 2024

NATIONAL 96% of hospitals share website data: Study 5 numbers on the rise of Stark law violations Aetna lawsuit could reshape MA supplemental benefits AHA concerned over penalties for cybersecurity standards Corporate groups pass hospitals in ownership of physician practices Doctors suggest ways to improve Medicare for physician payments, patient care (..)

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Doctors 40

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 25, 2022

UMC was a victim of a REvil ransomware attack in June 2021 that resulted in the theft of the protected health information of 1.3 The attached file contained information such as member names, ID numbers, Medicare/Medicaid numbers, and dates of birth. This is the third data breach to be reported by UMC in the past 18 months.

Health Insurance 104

Health Insurance Licensing Ransomware Fraud 104

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 30, 2023

This year summit groups covering post-Dobbs reproductive health information privacy, Privacy risks from website tracking technologies, current and emerging security risks, medical and wearable device cybersecurity, incident response and breach notification best practices, privacy and security in the metaverse, business associate compliance and risk (..)

US Department of Health and Human Services 81

US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Compliance Medicaid 81

HIPAA Journal

MAY 30, 2023

MCNA), which also does business as MCNA Dental – a provider of dental benefits and services for state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs – has recently reported a major data breach to the Maine Attorney General that has affected 8,923,662 individuals. Managed Care of North America, Inc.

Health Insurance 99

Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid Ransomware 99

Hall Render

APRIL 12, 2024

New president tapped to lead major hospital system in Denver area New president to lead opening of $650M hospital in Wheat Ridge Telehealth program offers support to forensic nurses Colorado Medicaid program settles lawsuit over lack of mental health care for children Colorado is trying to cut prescription drug prices.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Medicaid 40

Hall Render

APRIL 26, 2024

New California rule aims to limit health care cost increases to 3% annually UC San Diego Health operations deal with California hospital slows to crawl Kaiser reports data breach affecting 13.4M in 256-Slice CT scanner Lifepoint reports $200M+ economic impact in Cen Ky St.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Luke’s surgeons open independent Idaho orthopedic clinic Court dismisses legal case over Idaho health grants, but investigation isn’t over Saint Alphonsus to break ground on new medical health plaza in Caldwell Portneuf Medical Center experienced a ransomware attack. to Recruit, Train Primary Care Students UAMS Gets $17.5M

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Ransomware COVID-19 40

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 25, 2023

Santa Clara Family Health Plan Confirmed as Victim of Clop GoAnywhere Hack Santa Clara Family Health Plan has confirmed the 276,993-record data breach reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights on March 30, 2023, was due to the hacking of Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT solution by the Clop ransomware group.

Health Insurance 81

Health Insurance Public Health Ransomware Fraud 81

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 16, 2023

Florida Medical Clinic Florida Medical Clinic has recently announced that it was the victim of a ransomware attack. The affected files contained information such as names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, patient ID numbers, treatment information, Medicare/Medicaid numbers, and health insurance information.

Electronic Medical Records 62

Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Ransomware HIPAA 62

Hall Render

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Here’s a look at how 11 area hospitals ranked Kentucky’s registered nurse median salary ranks 38th in U.S. bill would allow IVF therapy for same-sex veteran marriages; VA denies coverage Cancer-killing gel, minimally-invasive brain shunts: Here are recent startups spun out of area hospitals UMass Memorial named one of top U.S.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses COVID-19 40

Hall Render

OCTOBER 20, 2023

NATIONAL 6 Joint Commission sentinel alerts, safety advisories in 2023 After historic strike, Kaiser Permanente workers win 21% raise over 4 years AHA: Cybersecurity is a hospital board issue AHA Urges CMS to Rigorously Enforce New Policies to Safeguard MA Coverage AHIMA Launches Social Determinants of Health Data Initiative Amazon doesn’t want (..)

COVID-19 Vaccine 40

COVID-19 Vaccine Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40

Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 6, 2023

A similar report from Barracuda found that ransomware attacks against healthcare more than doubled over the last 12 months. Chicago-based RUSH University System for Health chose Cadence for remote monitoring and virtual care for Medicare and Medicaid patients with chronic conditions.

Hospitals 80

Hospitals Nurses Medical Billing Ransomware 80

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Here’s why Ransomware gang reportedly selling Prospect Medical patient data Ransomware attack not the only headache for Prospect Medical Ridgecrest Regional Hospital receives $5.5 ALABAMA American Family Care opens new health care center in Northeast Birmingham doctors secure $13.9M

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

Hall Render

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

NATIONAL Amazon moves into healthcare generative AI with $4B investment Biden administration to ban medical debt from credit scores CMS encourages physicians to apply for new Making Care Primary model CMS settles $9.2M in Stark law self disclosures: 3 things to know CMS’ staffing proposal will cost nursing homes $6.8B

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

MARCH 22, 2024

To qualify, facilities must close their beds Amazon’s physician acquisition strategy As Many Hospitals Continue to Face Significant Financial Challenges, MedPAC Recommends Highest Ever Medicare Payment Update Change competitors step in but breaking up may be hard to do CMS to launch new primary care ACO program Congress unveils $1.2T

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

JUNE 16, 2023

24 spot in national ranking of life science talent What changes did CT make to its Medicaid program in 2023? before Baptist merger Bankruptcy Trustee Wants Doctor To Pay Her $1.6M Rules Luna and MedStar Health partner to improve access to in-home, in-person outpatient physical therapy across Washington, D.C.,

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals 40

Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% 1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% Will Nemours’ Medicaid move leave 10,000 special-needs kids behind? To Address SDOH Needs U.S. sues UnitedHealth over ‘thousands’ of denied claims What’s a fair price for a prescription drug?

COVID-19 40

COVID-19 Hospitals Nursing Homes Nurses 40

Hall Render

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

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.

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

Hall Render

DECEMBER 8, 2023

NATIONAL 8.5M Records Impacted By Welltok Data Breach Stemming From MOVEit Hack 60% of employed physicians required to sign noncompetes 6.9 NATIONAL 8.5M Records Impacted By Welltok Data Breach Stemming From MOVEit Hack 60% of employed physicians required to sign noncompetes 6.9 NATIONAL 8.5M

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes Nurses COVID-19 40

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

funds as overdoses mount DELAWARE Agilent, Incyte sign deal for diagnostics on cancer treatments Delaware to benefit from two opioid settlements Why is Delaware appealing ruling that blocked Medicare Advantage plan for state retirees? New national opioid settlement adds to D.C.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Medicaid 40

Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M Here’s why Grady Health System recognized as health care I.T.

US Department of Health and Human Services 40

US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses Nursing Homes Hospitals 40

Hall Render

JANUARY 12, 2024

area to watch in 2024 DELAWARE Bayhealth now requires masks at hospitals, healthcare practices ChristianaCare drops top rated Medicare Advantage insurer. NATIONAL 60% of health systems considering ASC joint ventures 9% of hospitals had ‘vulnerable’ cash on hand levels in 2022 $3.7B region hard Development projects in the D.C.

Nursing Homes 40

Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 Nurses 40