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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - April 2025 #2

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News Briefs - Judge Blocks Trump from Cutting Billions in State Health Funding - A federal judge said she will grant a request from 23 states to issue an emergency block on the federal government's rescindment of billions in...more

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Key Messaging from ‘Aging Technology, Emerging Threats: Examining Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Legacy Medical Devices’

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On April 1, 2025, the subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce held a hearing on cybersecurity vulnerabilities in legacy medical devices. The hearing was largely a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

We’ll Take the Fine: OCR’s ‘Unwarranted,’ Costly Demands Prompted Hospital’s $538K Payment

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The saga that led Children’s Hospital Colorado to accept a fine of more than $500,000 imposed by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) began on July 11, 2017, when a physician’s email account containing details on 3,300...more

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NY Department of Health Bolsters Hospital Cybersecurity Regulations

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New York hospitals have less than a year to dust off their Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance programs and update them to comply with more stringent and detailed state regulations. Last...more

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Hospital Administrators – Is Your Hospital Cyber-Secure?

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On October 2, 2024, New York adopted new regulations requiring general hospitals to implement heightened cybersecurity safeguards. General hospitals, as defined in Article 28 of the NY Public Health Law, generally must begin...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - October 2024 #5

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News Briefs - 20 AGs Seek Immediate Injunction Over Nursing Home Staffing Rule - A group of 20 attorneys general asking a federal court to strike down the nursing home staffing rule also has now asked the court for an...more

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New Senate Bill Seeks to Amend HIPAA with Mandatory Minimum Healthcare Cybersecurity Standards

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On September 26, 2024, the Health Infrastructure Security and Accountability Act was introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill would amend the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and direct the U.S....more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - October 2024 #1

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News Briefs - Study Says Telemedicine Improved Quality of Doctors' Patient Care - Telemedicine helped improve the quality of doctors' patient care during the COVID-19 pandemic and has the potential for improving physician...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - June 2024 #4

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News Briefs - Survey Finds Decline in Telehealth Use Across Most Groups in 2022 - The percentage of adults who used telehealth in the past year dropped from 37 percent in 2021 to 30.1 percent in 2022, with declines observed...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - June 2024 #2

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News Briefs - Lawmakers Boosting Investigation of P.E. Role in Healthcare - Influential U.S. Senators are the latest to launch investigations into private equity's increasing role in owning and operating everything from...more

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HHS Warns Health Care Sector of AI-Driven Phishing, Social Engineering Attacks on IT Help Desks

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The Department of Health and Human Services recently issued a health sector alert through the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3)....more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - April 2024 #2

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News Briefs - Telehealth Access Challenged as Internet Subsidy Program Ends - More than 23 million low-income households -- urban, suburban, rural, and tribal -- are enrolled in the federal discount program Congress created...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - March 2024 #3

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News Briefs - New HHS Task Force Aims to Oversee AI in Healthcare - Details are emerging on a new HHS task force faced with a monumental task: creating a regulatory structure to oversee utilization of artificial intelligence...more

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Addressing Cybersecurity Expectations in Healthcare

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2024 is shaping up to be a very active year for regulatory and enforcement developments in the healthcare industry – developments that concern not just hospitals and nursing facilities, but many non-healthcare companies as...more

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Privacy Briefs: March 2024

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Research from Guidepoint Security found that 2023 saw an 80% increase in ransomware activity year-over-year, driven in part by multiple mass exploitation campaigns impacting hundreds of organizations. In total, the report...more

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[Event] 15th Annual Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation - May 2nd - 3rd, Chicago, IL

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ACI’s Advanced Forum on Managed Care Disputes and Litigation offers an unparalleled learning experience, specifically designed for the MCO legal community. Attend and develop winning legal strategies and business best...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - February 2024 #3

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News Briefs - Experts Warn Hospitals Face Increased Risk for Cyberattacks - Cybersecurity experts are warning that hospitals around the country are at risk for attacks like the one that is crippling operations at a premier...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - January 2024 #4

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News Briefs - Appeals Court Rejects Suit Seeking to Overturn No Surprises Act - Opponents of the No Surprises Act experienced another setback after an appeals court dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the law. A...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - January 2024 #3

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News Briefs - CMS Sets Prior Authorization Time Limits, Other Requirements - To combat growing criticism of prior authorization delays by payers, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a rule that requires health...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - December 2023 #2

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News Briefs - House to Consider 19 Bills That Will Impact Healthcare System - The House of Representatives will consider 19 bills that affect various aspects of the U.S. healthcare system. The House Energy & Commerce...more

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HHS Announces Planned Cybersecurity Initiatives for Healthcare Sector

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced a plan to provide resources and incentives for the healthcare industry to adopt cybersecurity measures and to increase potential regulatory penalties for...more

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HHS Publishes Roadmap of New Strategy for Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Sector

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recently issued a strategy paper highlighting key aspects of its plan to revamp cybersecurity requirements in the healthcare industry. Citing a 93% increase in large data...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - December 2023 #1

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News Briefs - Court Rules Nursing Homes Can't Face Retroactive COVID Suits - A state appeals court has rejected arguments that nursing homes sued for negligence in COVID-related cases early in the pandemic could be forced to...more

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HHS Enters Into First-Ever Ransomware Resolution Agreement and Corrective Action Plan

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") Office of Civil Rights ("OCR") has entered into its first settlement of potential Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") violations arising out...more

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New York Wants Comprehensive Cybersecurity Plans for Hospitals by February 2025

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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

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