A ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a technology company owned by UnitedHealth that touches one of every three U.S. patient records, has resulted in hospitals and pharmacies across New York facing a cash crunch.
The...more
New York Gov Kathy Hochul is touting her proposed statewide cybersecurity regulations for hospitals and health systems as “nation-leading,” and, if approved, those entities will have until February 2025 to comply with the new...more
11/20/2023
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Nonprofit hospitals, nursing homes and other care providers are now prohibited from placing liens on patient homes or garnishing patient wages to collect medical debts in New York.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the law...more
Governor Cuomo on June 18 signed a bill passed by the Legislature in May mandating that New York hospitals establish and maintain minimum clinical staffing levels in their facilities.
The new law requires that all...more
Recently, the New York State Legislature passed bills (pending Governor Cuomo’s signature) mandating that hospitals and nursing homes establish and maintain clinical staffing levels in their facilities. For hospitals, a...more
The New York State Legislature has passed a bill mandating that hospitals establish and maintain clinical staffing levels in their facilities. It has not yet been signed into law by Governor Cuomo.
The bill, A108B,...more