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by: Julia Kyles, CPC May 24, 2017

Two incidents at a health center operated by New York-based St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center show that sending a fax can turn an act that should have cost the organization a few cents into a settlement that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.

After wave of overseas attacks, WannaCry ransomware sighted in U.S. hospital

by: Roy Edroso May 18, 2017

The WannaCry ransomware program, which has attacked several foreign health care entities overseas including Britain's National Health Service, is no longer a potential danger to U.S. health care providers, as at least one stateside hospital is reported to be infected.

Health system gets undocumented immigrant arrested -- then gets fined $2.4 million for spreading her name

by: Roy Edroso May 10, 2017

If someone uses fake ID at your practice, you can tell the cops all about it -- but release the alleged perp's name to the press and you may get a $2.4 million fine.

OCR still bites: HIPAA Hassle Costs Provider $2.5 million

by: Roy Edroso Apr 25, 2017

Looks like the Trump administration is going full speed ahead with Office of Civil Rights (OCR) prosecution of HIPAA breaches as yet another provider gets dinged with a multimillion-dollar settlement.

Warn your patients: Scammers pretending to be OIG officials are on the prowl

by: Julia Kyles, CPC Mar 3, 2017

Scam artists are trying a new way to get people to hand over their personal information including bank account numbers: They're posing as officials of the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG).

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