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Are You Prepared for Russian Ransomware?

Recently, a health network in Pennsylvania was hacked by a Russian ransomware gang called BlackCat.

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BlackCat attacked a physician practice in Pennsylvania, but did not disrupt healthcare operations.

A ransomware payment was demanded, but refused by the healthcare system.

Sensitive information was accessed and the health system revealed the attack itself.

Is your practice prepared for a potential attack?

Does your staff know how to respond to a demand for

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What Russia’s economic resilience means for the war in Ukraine

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago, attempts have been made to clobber its economy.

Russian businesses have been cut off from the vast tracts of the Western world. Its oligarchs have been sanctioned and had their yachts seized. And yet, by almost every measure, the Russian economy has weathered the last year much better than almost anyone expected.

“There are clear signs of a slowdown in the Russian economy,” said Desjardins principal economist Marc Desormeaux. “But things are not quite as bad as feared when this conflict erupted.”

Beyond the staggering human costs of the war,

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Pepsi drops Peeps-flavored soda: Here’s how to get the marshmallow-flavored cola

STATEN ISLAND, NY — A sensational cola treat is back by popular demand — Pepsi is once again offering its limited-edition Peeps soda.

The beverage company is collaborating with the Peeps brand to bring the marshmallow-flavored soda to market — a partnership that Pepsi said “broke the internet” in 2021. Two years ago, the partnership made its debut and trended everywhere — even being sold for hundreds of dollars on the resale market. That’s because the drop was available for 3,000 fans at the time, which intrigued cola drinkers everywhere and drove consumer demand.

Now the drink is being sold

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Is Your Practice Fraudulently Billing?

Most of our clients would obviously answer ‘no’, however, some providers are submitting bills incorrectly and could be subjecting themselves to hefty fines.

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Recently, a Florida Cardiology group and 10 of its physicians agreed to pay $2 million to settle False Claims Act allegations.

According to the settlement, the group submitted inflated claims to Medicare and Medicaid and billed for services while they were outside of the United States.

Whistleblowers

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Who is Hindenburg, the firm targeting India’s Adani? – Business News

Hindenburg Research, the financial research

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Where Do Healthcare Breaches Come From?

While we have seen an increase in healthcare data breaches stemming from vendor vulnerabilities, there can be a variety of sources.

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Recent breaches have demonstrated various sources of data breaches.

One source is from vendors and vendor tools.

We have seen a large uptick in vendor cyber attacks, as cybercriminals have found it easier to hack vendors than the healthcare entities directly. Many vendors have less security measures in place

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Is the FTC Banning Non-Competes?

Earlier this month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a rule that will ban many non-compete agreements throughout the country if it is enacted.

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Non-compete agreements are agreements that prevent employees from working in certain industries following employment with their current employer. They are often limited by geographic scope and time.

For example, a non-compete clause may prevent a physician from working in the medical field for one year following …

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‘Small percentage’ of RI employees will be laid off

THE NUMBER of Rhode Island employees that will be impacted by the latest round of Hasbro Inc.’s announced layoffs remains uncertain. Hasbro spokesperson Allison McEneaney told Providence Business News Friday that “a small percentage of the impacted employees work in our Rhode Island offices.” However, McEneaney would not comment further, only adding reductions which would start to take effect within the next several weeks. /PBN PHOTO FILES

PAWTUCKET – Hasbro Inc. spokesperson Allison McEneaney told Providence Business News Friday that only “a small percentage” of the approximately 1,000 employees the company will soon begin laying off work in Rhode Island.

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