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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).

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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. But the best tool to prevent small practice cybercrime can be as basic as having a truly effective HIPAA compliance strategy. The most common “download and start” version used by so many people is not HIPAA compliant.

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Health Provider News

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attracts Merck as an investor Centura Health Pushes Back on Class Action Alleging Wrongful Liens Children’s Hospital Colorado fined $548K for HIPAA violations CommonSpirit builds market leadership team Denver business leader tapped to be CEO of Aurora innovation campus Denver metro hospitals No. 3 in the U.S.

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NATIONAL AHA Comments on House Proposed “Lower Costs, More Transparency Act” AHA shares workforce bill concerns with Senate committee AHA to agencies: Don’t finalize draft merger guidelines Amazon mulls tying healthcare to Prime: Insider Burnout growing among PAs; 8% plan to leave Costs for common healthcare procedures higher in hospital (..)

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Mary’s Hospital unit closures Two Blessing Health leaders retire on July 1 OSF: Peru hospital to be reopened in fall Expert panel examines policy opportunities at intersection of health and incarceration in Illinois Illinois health policy experts discuss Medicaid managed care and the future of dual-eligible coverage INDIANA 3 big noncompete ban (..)

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Health Provider News – April 1, 2022

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OCR Announces Four HIPAA Enforcement Actions. Hive ransomware shuts down California health care organization. Despite malpractice lawsuits, Gainesville hospital stands behind star surgeon. Ransomware Disrupts Payroll at Cheyenne, Wyo., Hospital margins ‘well below sustainable levels’: Kaufman Hall. CALIFORNIA.

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NATIONAL 94% of Organizations Experienced a Cyberattack in 2022 AHA blog: Strengthening crisis management in rural health care Biden signs bill ending Covid-19 national emergency Cancer drug shortages are creating dire circumstances for some patients CMS Releases FY24 IPPS Proposed Rule, Seeks to Boost Rates by 2.8%