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Genetic Testing Company 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy

The HIPAA Journal

The direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe has announced it has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has asked the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to facilitate a sale to maximize the value of its business. 23andMe provides saliva-based DNA test kits to help customers identify and track their ancestry.

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Survey Raises Concerns About CPG Awareness

The HIPAA Journal

One of the objectives of the HIPAA Journal 2024/25 Annual Survey was to obtain insights into HIPAA compliance best practices. In December 2023, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published its strategy for Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity.

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Artificial Intelligence can be the Catalyst for Transformative Change at NIH

Sensible Medicine

For example, the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research settled HIPAA violations for $3.9 Sharing data that includes sensitive patient health information, exposes researchers and institutions to significant legal and financial risks. million after being accused of mishandling a laptop containing protected health information.

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Continuum Health Alliance Data Breach Affects 377,000 Consensus Medical Group Patients

The HIPAA Journal

Continuum identified unauthorized activity within its network on October 19, 2023, and after taking steps to secure its systems, third-party cybersecurity specialists were engaged to identify the suspicious activity. No financial information or Social Security numbers were present in the file.

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HHS-OIG Identifies Potential Misuse of HRAs and Chart Reviews by MA Companies

The HIPAA Journal

When diagnoses are reported only using enrollees’ HRAs and HRA-linked chart reviews and there are no follow-up visits, procedures, or tests, HHS-OIG is concerned that the diagnoses may be inaccurate and therefore the payments made by the CMS may be improper. In fiscal year 2023, the CMS identified $12.7

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Phishers Gain Access to 23 L.A. County Department of Health Services Email Accounts

The HIPAA Journal

diagnosis/condition, treatment, test results, medications), and/or health plan information. The breach was detected on June 20, 2023, and it was determined that patient data may have been accessed or acquired by the unauthorized third party, although no specific evidence of data access or data theft was identified.

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Albany ENT & Allergy Services Pays $500K Penalty and Commits to $2.25M Cybersecurity Investment

The HIPAA Journal

An investigation was launched by the Office of the New York Attorney General (OAG) following an intrusion of Albany ENT & Allergy Services’ network by two different threat actors between March 23, 2023, and April 4, 2023. The first intrusion involved ransomware and was discovered on March 27, 2023, when files were encrypted.

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