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News BriefLafourche Medical Group to pay $480K in landmark HHS phishing action
Louisiana-based Lafourche Medical Group agreed to pay $480,000 as part of the first phishing attack-related settlement the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has reached under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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News BriefHHS: New cybersecurity regs on the way for hospitals
Hospitals can soon expect to see new draft cybersecurity regulations and benchmarking goals, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
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PremiumGraphics: 2023 CCO/CECO salary trends
Year 5 of our “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey saw the average salary of responding chief compliance officers and chief ethics and compliance officers decline slightly, while other statistical trends repeated from previous iterations.
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Sutter Health names first chief diversity and inclusion officer
Sutter Health announced the appointment of Dana Beckton as its first chief diversity and inclusion officer.
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VUMC names chief privacy officer
Vanderbilt University Medical Center appointed Sondra Hornsey as its new chief privacy officer.
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Elation Health adds general counsel
Elation Health announced Seth Cedars joined the company as general counsel.
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Cincinnati Children’s names chief human resources and diversity officer
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital named Peter Adebi as senior vice president, human resources and chief human resources and diversity officer.
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News BriefMedical center to pay $80K for Covid-19 patient info shared with media
Saint Joseph’s Medical Center agreed to pay $80,000 as part of a settlement with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights for potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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News BriefCISA guidance provides cyber risk mitigation strategies for healthcare
New guidance released by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency offers best practices for organizations in the healthcare and public health sector to adopt to combat rising cyber threats.
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UPMC names chief legal officer
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center announced the appointment of Mark Tamburri as executive vice president and chief legal officer.
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News BriefNursing home chain, owner to pay $45.6M in kickbacks case
Prema Thekkek and the six skilled nursing homes she owned through her company, Paksn, agreed to pay $45.6 million in entering a consent judgment with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations employees paid kickbacks to doctors who brought patients to them.
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Cutera appoints chief legal officer
Aesthetic and dermatology solutions provider Cutera announced the appointment of Stephana Patton as chief legal officer.
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The Aspen Group announces chief legal and compliance officer
The Aspen Group, a healthcare provider, announced the appointment of Hyung Bak as chief legal and compliance officer.
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News BriefN.Y. hospitals face stiff cybersecurity requirements under proposed rules
New York hospitals would be required to have a cybersecurity program that includes regular cyber risk assessments under newly proposed regulations.
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News BriefHHS publishes updated healthcare compliance guidance
New guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services is designed to apply generally to the healthcare industry, from doctors to pharmaceutical manufacturers, and help all such entities self-monitor their compliance and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.
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IDEOlogy Health appoints chief compliance officer
Medical education company IDEOlogy Health announced the appointment of Sandra Park as general counsel and chief compliance officer.
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News BriefMedical management company to pay $100K in landmark HHS ransomware case
Doctors’ Management Service agreed to pay $100,000 in settling the first ransomware agreement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act reached by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights.
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News BriefGE HealthCare discloses FCPA reviews into China activities
GE HealthCare said it is cooperating with reviews by the Department of Justice and Securities and Exchange Commission into potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in China.
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PremiumDOJ official: Aspects of healthcare competition ‘broken’; antitrust enforcement can help
It’s no secret the U.S. healthcare competition system has significant flaws. Where the debate exists is in determining the source of the issues and how to fix them, according to Deputy Assistant Attorney General Andrew Forman of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division.
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News BriefCardiac Imaging, CEO to pay $85M in DOJ false claims case
Cardiac Imaging and its chief executive agreed to pay a total of more than $85 million to settle charges levied by the Department of Justice addressing alleged violations of the False Claims Act regarding unlawful kickbacks.