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Critical Access Hospitals: Brace for Cyber-Insurance Increases

[10/19/21]

Posted on October 19, 2021 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

The health care industry has experienced significant increases in cyber-attacks such as ransomware the past few years. One segment of the industry that may be impacted especially hard by these increased attacks is Critical Access Hospitals (“CAHs”). Due to the increasing number of cyber-attacks, insurance underwriting practices are shifting. Instead of virtually rubberstamping each application... READ MORE

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Federal Agencies Warn of Significant and Imminent Cyber Security Threat Targeting the Health Care and Public Health Sectors

[10/29/20]

Posted on October 29, 2020 in Health Information Technology

Published by: Hall Render

On October 28, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) and the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) coauthored an urgent cybersecurity advisory (the “CISA Alert”) describing the tactics, techniques and procedures (“TTPs”) used by cybercriminals against targets in the Healthcare and Public Health Sector (“HPH”)... READ MORE

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