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What is Google's rural healthcare cybersecurity initiative?
Rural hospitals across America face a cybersecurity crisis that may be a threat to operations and patient safety.As noted by Google, "Cyberattacks on...
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CVS Caremark hit with $290 million Medicare fraud penalty
Kirsten Peremore: Aug 27, 2025 4:59:45 AM
In August 2025, Chief Judge Mitchell Goldberg of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania issued a decisive ruling against...
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HHS issues new HIPAA privacy rule FAQs
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights issued new and updated Frequently Asked Questionsinterpreting the HIPAA...
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HHS reaches $175,000 HIPAA Settlement with BST & Co. CPAs, LLP
Tshedimoso Makhene: Aug 21, 2025 5:09:41 PM
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has reached a $175,000 settlement with New York accounting firm BST & Co. CPAs after a ransomware...
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Microsoft pays record $17 million in bug bounties
Microsoft paid a record $17 million to 344 security researchers across 59 countries through its bug bounty program between July 2024 and June 2025,...
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HCA Healthcare reaches data breach settlement following 27.7 million record leak
Farah Amod: Aug 20, 2025 5:01:59 AM
A federal court has approved a multi-million dollar settlement in response to HCA’s 2023 data breach affecting over 11 million patients.
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Trump's AI Action Plan targets regulation rollbacks in healthcare
Farah Amod: Aug 18, 2025 1:07:31 PM
The new federal plan promotes deregulation, open models, and faster AI adoption in complex sectors like healthcare.
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Boston Children’s Health Physicians to pay $5.15m in data breach settlement
Farah Amod: Aug 18, 2025 12:52:08 PM
Patients and employees affected by a 2024 data breach may be eligible for compensation and medical data monitoring.
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EMTALA case highlights emergency care obligations for hospitals
A recent medical malpractice case against Orange County Global Medical Center demonstrates how EMTALA violations can devastate patients and expose...
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Senators criticize UnitedHealth Group's cybersecurity after Episource breach
U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy and Maggie Hassan sent a letter to UnitedHealth Group CEO Stephen Hemsley expressing concern over a cyberattack targeting...
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Minnesota deploys National Guard after cyberattack hits St. Paul
Farah Amod: Aug 14, 2025 10:51:07 AM
A cyberattack in the state’s capital has disrupted city systems and prompted emergency support from the National Guard.
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DA accused of unlawful health record access in CEO murder case
Farah Amod: Aug 14, 2025 6:23:15 AM
Luigi Mangione’s legal team says prosecutors faked a subpoena and court date to secretly obtain his medical files.
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DOJ secures first cybersecurity False Claims Act settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice secured its first cybersecurity-focused False Claims Act settlement on July 30, 2025, when biotechnology company...