Real or a scam How LMH reaches out to patients
Autumn Bishop reports on LMH outreach practices and potential patient contact methods. The piece weighs legitimate communication from LMH against common scam tactics, outlining signs to verify messages and protect patients from fraudulent inquiries.
Liberty Hospital data breach prompts security alert in Kansas City
Liberty Hospital in Kansas City reported a December 19 2023 communications outage later identified as a cybersecurity incident. The breach forced appointment cancellations and patient transfers while emergency care redirecting occurred. Health data breaches surged in 2023 with 133 million people affected per HHS. Michael Williams of SMH Health notes health data commands higher value for bad actors than financial data and can enable identity misuse.
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Liberty Hospital
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Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights
HHS
Michael Williams
SMH Health
Medication abortions exceed six in ten U S cases in 2023
The Guttmacher Institute reports that about 642,700 medication abortions occurred in 2023, accounting for more than 60 percent of U S abortions, up from 53 percent in 2020. The data come ahead of a Supreme Court hearing on mifepristone access and home delivery possibilities.
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U.S
United States
Guttmacher Institute
U.S. Supreme Court
Overdose Death Toll Rises to Nearly 108000 in 2022
Final CDC figures show 107941 U.S. overdose deaths in 2022, a near 1 percent increase from 2021, with males making up about 70 percent of fatalities. The report notes the epidemic remains the worst in U.S. history and hints at stability in 2023 provisional data.
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New York
U.S
USS. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
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