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Healthcare Still Underprepared for Scope of Cyber Threats, Says Report
Summary of article from Healthcare IT News, by Andrea Fox: A new report from Kroll reveals a discrepancy between healthcare organizations’ self-assessment of their cybersecurity maturity…
Ernest Health Sued Over 2024 Ransomware Attack and Data Breach
Summary of article from The HIPAA Journal, by Steve Adler: Ernest Health, a Texas-based health system, is facing a lawsuit following a cyberattack that compromised the…
Proposed FTC Order will Prohibit Telehealth Firm Cerebral from Using or Disclosing Sensitive Data for Advertising Purposes, and Require it to Pay $7 Million
Cerebral, Inc., a telehealth company, has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges over its failure to secure and protect sensitive consumer health data. The…
Bogus Botox Poisoning Outbreak Spreads to 9 States, CDC Says
Summary of article from Ars Technica, by Beth Mole: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 19 women across nine US states have…
PE-Owned Health Care Saw Surge in 2023 Bankruptcies, Report Says
Summary of article from Mergers & Acquisitions, by Bloomberg News: Private equity (PE)-backed businesses accounted for about 20% of the 80 bankruptcies in the healthcare sector…
Consumer Health Information: Handle With (Extreme) Care
From the Federal Trade Commission, Business Blog, by Lesley Fair: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken action against online healthcare providers Cerebral and Monument, Inc.…
Change Healthcare Faces Another Ransomware Threat—and It Looks Credible
From Ars Technica, by Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess: Change Healthcare, a prominent healthcare company in the U.S., has been embroiled in a significant ransomware debacle,…
CMS Issues Hospice Proposed Payment Rule
From King & Spalding, by Kate Karpenko: The CMS has issued a proposed rule for fiscal year 2025 to update Medicare hospice payments and aggregate cap…
Online Tracking Technologies: Updated HIPAA Guidance Creates Uncertainty
From Morgan Lewis, by W. Reece Hirsch, Amy M. Magnano, Michael J. Madderra, Sydney Reed Swanson: The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’s) Office…
Forecasting the Integration of AI into Health Care Compliance Programs
From Robinson Cole, by Kathleen Healy, Josh Yoo: Healthcare entities need to incorporate AI standards into their compliance programs to manage and mitigate legal risks. Executive…