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2025 Ninth District President

Dr. Renuka Bijoor

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Welcome to the Ninth District Dental Association

The Ninth District Dental Society was formed in 1909 and renamed to the Ninth District Dental Association in 2002. We have a membership of over 1500 dentists in 5 counties: Westchester, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange and Putnam.

In its quest to serve both the public and the profession, the Ninth District embodies the highest ideals.

The mission of the 9th District Dental Association is to serve and support its members and the public by improving the oral health of our community through Advocacy, Continuing Education and Camaraderie.



Have Fun Bowling and Socializing with Other New Dentists!

Don't Forget to Register!!  OPEN TO ALL NEW DENTISTS!

 

Second Annual New Dentist Bowling Event!

Monday, April 7th 6:30-8:30pm 

BOWLERO WHITE PLAINS
47 Tarrytown Road
White Plains, NY 10607

 

A FREE fun event, enjoy laughs bowling and food and drinks!  Come mingle and meet other 9th District New Dentists!
Please spread the word to other new dentists. 
     

CO-SPONSORED BY

Bota Consulting Group
MLMIC Insurance Company


To Register please email or call HQ 914-747-1199.
We Hope to See You There!!
Lana Hashim, DDS
Chair, New Dentist Committee


Renuka Bijoor, DDS
President
 

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OCR Takes 11th HIPAA Ransomware Action

Apr 17, 2025

Per the notice below, the United States Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has taken its eleventh action under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) against a health care provider for not guarding against a ransomware attack that breached patient information.

HHS Office for Civil Rights Settles HIPAA Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation with Public Hospital

Settlement marks OCR’s 11th ransomware enforcement action and 7th enforcement action in OCR’s Risk Analysis Initiative

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Guam Memorial Hospital Authority (GMHA), a public hospital on the U.S. Territory, island of Guam, concerning a potential violation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Security Rule, following the receipt of two complaints alleging that the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of GMHA patients was impermissibly disclosed.  OCR enforces the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules, which set forth the requirements that covered entities (health plans, health care clearinghouses, and most health care providers), and business associates must follow to protect the privacy and security of protected health information.  OCR initiated an investigation following the receipt of a complaint in January 2019 alleging that GMHA experienced a ransomware attack affecting the ePHI of approximately 5,000 individuals.  During the investigation, OCR received another complaint in March 2023 alleging that hacker(s) had accessed patient records.  OCR’s investigation determined that GMHA had failed to conduct an accurate and thorough risk analysis to determine the potential risks and vulnerabilities to ePHI held by GMHA.

“Ransomware and hacking are the primary cyber-threats to electronic protected health information within the health care industry.  Failure to conduct a HIPAA risk analysis puts this information at risk and vulnerable to future ransomware attacks and other cyber-threats,” said OCR Acting Director Anthony Archeval.

Under the terms of the resolution agreement, GMHA agreed to implement a corrective action plan that will be monitored by OCR for three years, and paid OCR $25,000.  Under the corrective action plan, GMHA has agreed to take a number of steps to ensure compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule and protect the security of ePHI, including:

  • Conduct an accurate and thorough risk analysis to determine the potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of its ePHI;
  • Develop and implement a risk management plan to address and mitigate security risks and vulnerabilities identified in its risk analysis;
  • Develop a written process to regularly review records of information system activity, such as audit logs, access reports, and security incident tracking reports;
  • Develop, maintain, and revise, as necessary, written policies and procedures to comply with the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules;
  • Augment its existing HIPAA and security training program so all workforce members with access to PHI understand the HIPAA requirements and GMHA’s HIPAA policies and procedures;
  • Enhance workforce security and information access management by reviewing all access credentials that have been granted access to ePHI; and
  • Conduct breach risk assessments and provide evidence to OCR that all breach notification obligations have been conducted.

OCR recommends that health care providers, health plans, clearinghouses, and business associates that are covered by HIPAA take the following steps to mitigate or prevent cyber-threats:

  • Identify where ePHI is located in the organization, including how ePHI enters, flows through, and leaves the organization’s information systems.
  • Integrate risk analysis and risk management into the organization’s business processes.
  • Ensure that audit controls are in place to record and examine information system activity.
  • Implement regular reviews of information system activity.
  • Utilize mechanisms to authenticate information to ensure only authorized users are accessing ePHI.
  • Encrypt ePHI in transit and at rest to guard against unauthorized access to ePHI when appropriate.
  • Incorporate lessons learned from incidents into the organization’s overall security management process.
  • Provide workforce members with regular HIPAA training that is specific to the organization and to the workforce members’ respective job duties.

The resolution agreement and corrective action plan may be found at: https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/ocr-hipaa-recap-gmha.pdf, opens in a new tab [PDF, 228 KB].

The HHS Breach Portal: Notice to the Secretary of HHS Breach of Unsecured Protected Health Information may be found at: https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/breach/breach_report.jsf.

OCR is committed to enforcing the HIPAA Rules that protect the privacy and security of peoples’ health information.  Please see OCR’s guidance and webinar on the HIPAA Security Rule Risk Analysis requirement.  If you believe that your or another person’s health information privacy or civil rights have been violated, you can file a complaint with OCR at: https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints/index.html.


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