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Community Health Center Association of Connecticut CHCACT helps community health centers in the provision of high quality health care for all in need.

Most industries can pause. Healthcare cannot.That is not just an inconvenience - it is the reason ransomware crews targe...
10/26/2026

Most industries can pause. Healthcare cannot.

That is not just an inconvenience - it is the reason ransomware crews target our sector. When systems go down, appointments, prescriptions, and referrals go with them, disproportionately impacting our patients' health and wellbeing.

This week's habit: report unusual system behavior immediately. The most damaging incidents are rarely the fastest ones; they are the ones nobody escalated for a few hours.

“Password1,” “123456!,” “Welcome123.” One reused password is still the most common way into a health system.Not a sophis...
10/19/2026

“Password1,” “123456!,” “Welcome123.”

One reused password is still the most common way into a health system.
Not a sophisticated exploit - a credential that worked somewhere else first.

Week 3 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month | This week's habit: use multifactor authentication everywhere it is offered, not only where it is required - and deny and report any prompt you did not trigger. Repeated prompts are not a glitch; they are an attack in progress.

A stolen credit card can be cancelled by Friday. A stolen medical record cannot be cancelled at all.That is why a comple...
10/12/2026

A stolen credit card can be cancelled by Friday. A stolen medical record cannot be cancelled at all.

That is why a complete health record - personal, medical, and financial data in a single file - outsells payment card data on criminal markets. In 2025, 804 large healthcare breaches were reported to federal regulators, exposing the information of roughly 138.5 million people. More than 80% involved hacking.

For community health centers, that exposure extends to every vendor-hosted system holding patient data - often a dozen or more platforms, each one a door the health center itself does not control.

This week's habit: access only the patient information your role requires, and check every recipient before you send PHI.

Source: https://www.hipaajournal.com/healthcare-data-breach-statistics/

Attackers no longer need to write well.AI has erased the tells we trained staff to spot - the broken grammar, the odd ph...
10/05/2026

Attackers no longer need to write well.

AI has erased the tells we trained staff to spot - the broken grammar, the odd phrasing, the misspelled domain. What arrives now is a fluent email from a name you recognize, or a voicemail in a voice you know. Front desk, billing, clinical, leadership: everyone is a target, because everyone has access to something.

CHC/ACT will share tips each week during .

This week's habit: verify unexpected requests using a number you already have - never the one in the message.

We are so proud of Connecticut’s health centers for not only providing health care access to ALL, but for leading on qua...
08/31/2026

We are so proud of Connecticut’s health centers for not only providing health care access to ALL, but for leading on quality! As CHC/ACT President & CEO Shawn Frick says, “We are thrilled but not surprised.” Way to go!

And with thanks to CTNewsJu**ie for sharing our story.

The federal Health Resources and Services Administration recently awarded Community Health Quality Recognition badges to community health centers across the country, including Connecticut’s 17 health centers.

08/14/2026

🎥 VIDEO | Last week, CT health centers celebrated National Health Center Week! Our video shares some highlights! National Association of Community Health Centers

CT health centers provide primary medical, dental, and behavioral health to over 264,000 Medicaid (HUSKY) enrollees each...
07/01/2026

CT health centers provide primary medical, dental, and behavioral health to over 264,000 Medicaid (HUSKY) enrollees each year. The changes coming because of HR 1 will cause confusion and many of our patients may lose coverage. Health center staff will be ready to assist - and we remain committed to serving all people - regardless of ability to pay.

🗞️💻 WEEKEND READING | CT community health workers still waiting for Medicaid supportCHC/ACT’s Deb Polun sums it up: “We ...
06/06/2026

🗞️💻 WEEKEND READING | CT community health workers still waiting for Medicaid support

CHC/ACT’s Deb Polun sums it up: “We were all very excited when the legislature passed this three years ago…And then it just didn’t happen.”

Thanks to Connecticut Mirror for highlighting the work of CHC/ACT and others to achieve Medicaid reimbursement for Community Health Worker Services. These services will increase in importance with the confusing changes to Medicaid & SNAP due to HR 1.

Let’s get it done!

A 2023 law requiring CT's Medicaid program to pay for services provided by community health workers has yet to be implemented.

🎧 WEEKEND LISTENING | Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center President & CEO Michael Taylor and CHC/ACT Chief Strategy Offic...
05/30/2026

🎧 WEEKEND LISTENING | Cornell Scott - Hill Health Center President & CEO Michael Taylor and CHC/ACT Chief Strategy Officer Deb Polun joined the “Innovation & Insights” podcast to share information about the quality health care provided by community health centers. Thanks to the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce for the opportunity!

Listen here: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-innovation-insights-334249077/now-playing

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1484 Highland Avenue, Suite 2
Cheshire, CT
06410

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
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