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DOJ Settles Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative Case with CHS and Imposes a $930,000 Penalty

HIPAA Journal

The Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative was launched to pursue cases against government contractors that knowingly used deficient cybersecurity products and services which put information systems at risk, as well as failures to report cybersecurity incidents.

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Patientory Launches Blockchain App Enabling Patients to Earn Money for Their Health Data

HIT Consultant

Patientory and Neith are both powered by cutting-edge technology and built atop the PTOYMatrix, Patientory’s own private blockchain network which raised over $7M in a token launch and now represents 95% of electronic medical record data in the US. What You Should Know: Patientory Inc. ,

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One Brooklyn Health Dealing with Ongoing Cyber Incident

HIPAA Journal

The New York Post reports that the cyberattack has prevented hospital staff from accessing the electronic medical record system, so patient information has been recorded using pen and paper while the hospitals operate under emergency procedures. Notification letters were sent to affected patients on November 23, 2022.

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Specialty Pharma’s Next Big Opportunity: It’s Time for Patient Access to Adopt an Open Protocol

HIT Consultant

a power Visa and ultimately the government could not deny. When a consumer transfers funds electronically from one financial platform to another, or makes a deposit, or applies for a mortgage, there’s a decent chance Plaid is involved. You may ask: Can an open protocol be HIPAA compliant? Many are still making the transition.

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Key Cybersecurity Defenses for the Healthcare Sector

Healthcare IT Today

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. Policy-based firewall tunnels allow this traffic to pass into the corporate network safely.

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Data Breaches Reported by University Pediatric Dentistry, OrthoNebraska, Michigan Avenue Immediate Care

HIPAA Journal

The cyberattack forced the hospital to take its computer systems offline, which has prevented access to electronic medical records. At least 33 eye care providers have confirmed they have been affected by the cyberattack and the records of more than 2.9 million individuals have potentially been compromised.

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Dental Health Management Solutions Notified Patients About Historic Data Breach

HIPAA Journal

Cedar Park, TX-based Dental Health Management Solutions (DHMS), a provider of dental services to the government/military and private patients has recently announced – via its legal counsel – that the protected health information of certain patients was exposed in a 2021 hacking incident.