Fierce Healthcare

APRIL 17, 2024

Below is a roundup of payer-centric news for the week of April 15, 2024. This week, Elevance Health acquires its competitor in New York, a Virginia health plan is under investigation and the OIG office looks into vertical consolidation.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

The privacy violation has been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as a breach of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The post Kaiser Permanente Website Tracker Breach Affects 13.4 Million Individuals appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Health Insurance Hospitals 104

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2023

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).

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HIPAA Ransomware Malpractice Health Insurance 106

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 1, 2023

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York. Founded in 2006 by healthcare leaders, NYeC works to help New York State achieve the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience of care, delivering better health outcomes, and reducing costs.

Healthcare information Technology 130

Healthcare information Technology Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicaid 130

Becker's Health IT

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

New York is putting forth a series of fresh cybersecurity regulations aimed at the state's hospitals, a move that New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based

Hospitals 72

Hospitals 72

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 14, 2023

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is a hybrid position requiring one day a week in the Albany, New York office. NYeC is propelling healthcare forward by facilitating the use of new and innovative technologies that will improve patient care.

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Health Outcomes 92

MedTrainer

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Managing healthcare compliance in New York is adhering to regulations that aim to ensure access to care, promote healthcare equity, and maintain high standards of healthcare quality and patient safety. If using a learning management system, ensure the vendor offers New York-approved training.

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Compliance Licensing Nursing Homes HIPAA 52

HIPAA Journal

MAY 24, 2023

A medical management company has been fined $550,000 by the New York Attorney General for failing to prevent a cyberattack that exposed the personal and protected health information of 1.2 million individuals, including 428,000 New Yorkers. The protected health information stored on its systems was also not encrypted.

HIPAA 102

HIPAA Ransomware Licensing Health Insurance 102

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 12, 2021

New York Gov. "New Yorkers have adapted throughout 2020, but it is time to push telehealth to the next level in New York State and fully integrate it into our existing healthcare system. "We can unlock the potential of telehealth going forward by changing the ways in which New Yorkers access healthcare.

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COVID-19 Telemedicine Medicaid Medicaid 211

Healthcare It News

JULY 15, 2022

New York State Office for the Aging deploys AI robots as companions for older adults. More about this episode: Sentient AI? Convincing you it’s human is just part of LaMDA’s job. Metaverse and virtual reality are gaining a foothold in healthcare. Study: AI deep learning models can predict race from imaging results.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

New York Attorney General, Letitia James, has announced a $450,000 settlement with U.S. It also partners with other radiology groups, including the Windsong Radiology Group, which operates 6 facilities in Western New York. The Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York opened an investigation of U.S.

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HIPAA Health Insurance Licensing Compliance 57

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2021

The following is a guest article by Bevey Miner, Chief Marketing Officer for Consensus. As COVID-19 escalated, New York City Health + Hospitals, the country’s largest safety-net health delivery system, was inundated with cases. The organization serves a million New Yorkers each year, more […].

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 13, 2024

What You Should Know: Laudio , an innovator in frontline leader solutions that drive efficiency and engagement for health systems, today announced a system-wide expansion with Northwell Health, New York State’s largest healthcare provider.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York. Founded in 2006 by healthcare leaders, NYeC works to help New York State achieve the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience of care, delivering better health outcomes, and reducing costs.

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Becker's Health IT

MAY 3, 2023

The former chief information security officer of New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has been hired to lead cybersecurity for a Long Island county reeling from a ransomware attack, Huntington (N.Y.) Now reported May 2.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights announced this week that it had brought HIPAA-related enforcement actions against five healthcare providers. Glaser, a solo practitioner in New York State, also did not cooperate with the agency's investigation or respond to OCR's data requests.

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HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 222

McGuire Wood

JANUARY 19, 2024

office in Princeton, N.J., VSCP , based in New York, is private equity firm that specializes in buyouts of lower middle market healthcare services businesses. Vesey Street Capital Partners (VSCP) has announced the completion of a majority recapitalization of Inceptua Group. Inceptua , founded in 1997 and with its U.S.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 1, 2024

Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. This Office is committed to holding healthcare providers accountable when they violate clear rules and regulations designed to ensure the integrity of taxpayer-funded healthcare programs and protect patient quality of care,” said U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2023

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York. Founded in 2006 by healthcare leaders, NYeC works to help New York State achieve the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience of care, delivering better health outcomes, and reducing costs.

Healthcare information Technology 91

Healthcare information Technology Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicaid 91

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 31, 2023

New York Presbyterian Hospital has reported a 54K-record data breach due to website tracking tools, ransomware attacks have been reported by Atlantic Dialysis Management Services and American Pain & Wellness, and there has been an impermissible disclosure of PHI by a former New Medical Health Care employee.

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Hospitals Ransomware HIPAA Health Insurance 107

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

” Because residents will have the opportunity to receive primary care services in a safer environment through telehealth, Parker will contribute to public health goals of reducing the spread of COVID-19 while reducing excess burden on the hospital systems throughout New York City that may be overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients.

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COVID-19 Elder Care Nursing Homes Nurses 162

Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York. Founded in 2006 by healthcare leaders, NYeC works to help New York State achieve the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience of care, delivering better health outcomes, and reducing costs.

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Healthcare information Technology Health Outcomes Medicaid Medicaid 98

HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Talkspace What You Should Know: – Talkspace , an online behavioral health company, announced the appointment of Nikole Benders-Hadi, MD, as Chief Medical Officer. Previously, she held the position of Chief of Psychiatry at Rockland Psychiatric Center in New York.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 9, 2022

Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York on the evening of May 4. The digital mental health unicorn confirmed it received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 11, 2020

New York City's Mount Sinai Health System has installed more than 100 Google Nest cameras in hospitals to observe and communicate with COVID-19 patients. Health officials have reported more than 189,000 confirmed and probable coronavirus cases in New York City, making it one of the country's biggest hotspots.

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COVID-19 Telemedicine Hospitals Nurses 204

Health Law Advisor

AUGUST 25, 2023

It is axiomatic that New York State requires every Medicaid provider to have an “effective” compliance program. New York Social Services Law § 363-d. These regulations were proposed to implement portions of the New York State 2020-2021 Budget Bill amending the mandatory compliance program requirements.

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Compliance Overpayments Overpayment Compliance Officers 52

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 17, 2023

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is in New York. Founded in 2006 by healthcare leaders, NYeC works to help New York State achieve the Triple Aim of improving the patient experience of care, delivering better health outcomes, and reducing costs.

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Licensing Health Outcomes Compliance 81

Healthcare It News

JULY 18, 2022

The HHS Office for Civil Rights on Friday said it has settled nearly a dozen investigations of allegations of HIPAA Right of Access Initiative violations. The 11 new cases bring the total number of settlements to 38 since OCR began enforcing the HIPAA Right of Access Rule in 2019. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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HIPAA Hospitals Nurses 308

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With the Veris Cancer Care Platform, cancer care teams at the New Jersey Cancer Care, PA can now review patients' physiologic and clinical data in real time and deliver personalized care. "Cancer care and chronic disease management are burdensome to patients, communities and health systems.

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Hospitals Governance 174

Healthcare Law Blog

JULY 10, 2023

On June, 23, 2023, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed the Healthcare Accountability and Consumer Protection Act ( Intro. This local law amends the New York City Charter and directs the Mayor to establish an Office of Healthcare Accountability – the first of its kind in the country.

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Hospitals Medicaid Medicaid Medicare 52

Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Serving veterans in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico from its 70 offices, the organization develops training and career services, works on accessibility in public buildings and spaces and provides health and rehabilitation opportunities.

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Medicaid Medicaid Governance Hospitals 217

McGuire Wood

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

is an independent provider of pediatric care in New York. Founded in 2006, the organization states it has more than 35 primary care offices across the New York market. Ascend Partners , founded in 2019 and based in New York, is a growth-oriented, healthcare-focused private equity firm.

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Malpractice Compliance 52

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. Protect your business, become compliant!

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

Healthcare IT Today

JULY 26, 2023

This position was posted by New York eHealth Collaborative and is a hybrid position requiring one day in either the Manhattan, New York office or the Albany, New York office. Do you want to be at the center of it in New York State?

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Healthcare information Technology Health Outcomes 52

HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has agreed to settle an investigation of EyeMed Vision Care (EyeMed) into potential violations of the DFS Cybersecurity Regulation for $4.5 million individuals, including the data of 98,632 New York residents. The post New York State Fines EyeMed $4.5

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HIPAA Licensing Health Insurance 94

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

Report: Security Breaches in Healthcare (Direct Download PDF, 1.9MB, 16 pages) An unwanted record was set in 2023 with 725 large security breaches in healthcare reported to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR), beating the record of 720 healthcare security breaches set the previous year.

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Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 125

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 17, 2024

This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Amid the Change Healthcare cybersecurity breach, Availity announced it has established 33 new health plan connections and seen a 40% increase in the volume of claims it’s processing.

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