AK-based billing company, Golden Heart Administrative Professionals, a Fairbanks is alerting 44,600 people that some of their protected health information has potentially been obtained by unauthorized people due a recent ransomware attack. The ransomware was […]
An employee’s email account, that contained the protected health information of approximately 8,400 patients of Billings Clinic in Billings, MT has been illegally accessed. The breach was discovered by the clinic’s cybersecurity systems on May 14, 2018, […]
Software or an email application platform can never be completely HIPAA compliant, as compliance is dependent on how the software is being used rather than the software itself. However, software and email services can make […]
Cass Regional Medical Center in Harrisonville, MO suffered a ransomware attack at Around 11am on Monday July 9 that impacted its communication system and stopped staff from logging onto its electronic medical record (EHR) system. […]
A former staff member of Arkansas Children’s Hospital is being investigated by law authorities in relation to the theft and misuse of patients’ protected health information. The breach notice submitted to the Department of Health […]
Many suppliers would like HIPAA certification to confirm they are fully compliant with HIPAA Rules and are knowledgeable with all parts of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), but can HIPAA certification be […]
Last Monday (July 9) a German court, in the first decision applying the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ruled that data collection that exceeds what is necessary to achieve legitimate business purposes breaches one of the basic […]
In 2016, Radnor, PA-based Main Line Health Inc., fired a member of staff for breaching Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules by viewing the personal records of a co-worker without authorization on two […]
Manitowoc County in Wisconsin has revealed that protected health information has been illegally obtained due to a successful phishing attack. The incident happened close to January 14, 2018, although the attack and data breach was […]
GDPR has lead to a drop in the number of healthcare workers revealing payments or benefits from the pharma sector according to the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). In 2017, according to data […]
Humana is contacting members across the US to notify them that their PHI may have been been accessed during a ‘sophisticated’ spoofing campaign. A spoofing attack refers to a concerted effort by a threat actor […]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules must be adhered to by all covered bodies and their business associates. If it is found that they do not comply […]
The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (ADHSS) is contacting ‘more than 500’ individuals to inform them that some of their protected health information (PHI) may have been accessed by hackers. On April 26, […]
In the past few days, Associated Dermatology & Skin Cancer Clinic of Helena, MT, has reported a breach of physical protected health information (PHI) that may have impacted up to 1,254 patients. A journal managed […]
Med Associates the health billing company, located in Latham, NY-based, which provides claims services to over 70 healthcare providers, has found that an employee’s computer has been logged onto by an unauthorized individual. It is possible […]
Who can sue for a HIPAA violation? There is no private cause of action in HIPAA, so a patient cannot sue for a HIPAA vbreach. Even if HIPAA Rules have clearly been broken by a […]
Nomadix Inc., a provider of gateways for wired and wireless connectivity solutions for public access networks and enterprises has revealed that its complete range of products is now adhering with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This […]
After what is believed to have been inappropriate accessing of patient health records by staff members, Washington Health System has decided to suspend several staff members while the privacy breach is reviewed. While it has […]
HIPAA password requirements state that processes must be implemented for setting up, amending, and securing passwords unless an alternative, equally-effective security measure is adapted. We feel that the best manner to comply with the HIPAA […]
New guidance for HIPAA-covered bodies to streamline HIPAA authorizations for uses of protected health information for research purposes has been released by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights , as […]
Belgium’s Parliament published a draft law on June 12 that aims to bring the country’s data protection legislation in line with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, which became enforceable on May 25th. The draft legislation […]
The results of a HIMSS survey has revealed that medical device security is a strategic focus for most healthcare groups, yet fewer than 50% of healthcare providers have an approved budget for addressing security weaknesses […]
A phishing attack has been experienced by the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities (FAPD), which provides support services for people with disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and Downs syndrome. The phishing […]
A former member of staff at the Veteran Affairs Medical Center located in Long Beach, CA who illegally stole the protected health information (PHI) of over 1,000 patients has been given a three-year jail sentence. […]
Two HIPAA-covered organizations are making their patients aware that some of their protected health information (PHI) has been stolen by unauthorized individuals in recent times. PHI Stolen from Staff Member of Christus Spohn Hospitals The […]
The small distinction between HIPAA medical records retention and HIPAA record retention can lead to some confusion when discussing HIPAA retention requirements. This article seeks to explain what records need to be retained under HIPAA, […]
HealthEquity Inc. has been hit by a phishing attack leading to the exposure of members’ protected health information. The data breach was restricted to one email account, although a review of the messages in the […]
A staff member at Phoenix-based Terros Health was tricked by a phishing scam and mistakenly handed over login credentials to the hacker. That person accessed the employee’s email account and may have viewed or obtained […]
The results of a recent survey conducted by Black Book Research show that 90% of hospitals and 94% of physicians have implemented mobile technology and believe that it is helping to enhance patient safety and […]
Dido Harding, the former CEO of TalkTalk, has warned to companies to replace all legacy technology systems before in order to avoid being hit with massive fines Harding, present to discuss the fallout from TalkTalk’s […]
3,700 plan members of Rise Wisconsin are being warned that some of their protected health information may have been obtained by unauthorized people during a recent ransomware attack. It is estimated that the ransomware was […]
A nurse practitioner who breached the privacy of patients by sharing their contact information with her new employer has been suspended for 12 months by the New York State Education Department. In April 2015, Martha […]
Towards the end of last week social media giant Facebook revealed it experienced a data privacy breach last week that placed 14 million users of the platform in danger. From May 18 and 27, a […]
Aetna have launched fresh attempts to recover some of the expenses they incurred in the ongoing legal battles in relation to a 2017 privacy breach involving the exposure of patients’ sensitive health information. A new […]
HIPAA (The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) is an vital legislative Act that impacts the U.S. healthcare secor, but what is the purpose of HIPAA? Healthcare workers often complain about the limitations imposed by […]
An official advisory over weaknesses impacting certain Phillips IntelliVue Patient and Avalon Fetal monitors has been released by the Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT). Three weaknesses have been […]
A new application programming interface (API) for developers that will allow them to develop health apps that include patients’ EHR data has been launched by Apple. Users who share their EHR data into the Apple […]
A former member of staff from Mosaic Life Care Medical Center in St. Joseph, MO has filed legal action over wrongful dismissal and retaliation for her taking measures to avoid a breach of the False […]
In Colorado bill HB 1128 has been signed into law by Governor John Hickenlooper. This bill enhances security for consumer data in the state of Colorado. The bipartisan bill, sponsored by Reps. Cole Wist (R) […]
Startup software vendor Egnyte is launching a one-click compliance solution for the GDPR. This tool aims to reduce the amount of time that companies need to spend on GDPR compliance. Using machine learning features, this […]
The Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act states that that an individual(s) within a Covered Entity or Business Associate must be assigned the duties of HIPAA Compliance Officer. The individual filling this role can be […]
A number of different data breaches and violations of HIPAA Rules have been discovered by Dignity Health in the past few weeks. One incident involved a staff member accessing the PHI of patients without official […]
Purdue University have been discovered two security breaches that may have lead to unauthorized people obtaining access to the protected health information of patients. During April Purdue University’s security team identified a file on computers […]
Boston-based Steward Healthcare System fired a psychiatrist for breaching HIPAA Rules but must now show evidence to jury that he did so. The psychiatrist, Dr. Alexander Lipin, argues he was relieved of his position due to […]
There was a provision included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, passed in 2009, for the Department of Health and Human Services to share a portion of HIPAA settlements with […]
Aultman Health Foundation, which operates Aultman Hospital in Canton, OH, is alerting around 42,600 patients that some of their protected health information may have been accessed due to a phishing attack. Unauthorized and unknown people […]
By implementing the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) Standard, healthcare organizations can identify and restrict email spoofing and abuse of their domains; however, relatively few healthcare groups are using DMARC for spam filtering, […]
A completed and signed HIPAA release form must be obtained from an individual before their protected health information can be distributed to other people or groups, except in the case of routine disclosures for treatment, […]
Associates in Psychiatry and Psychology (APP) a Rochester, Minnesota-based health organization has suffered a ransomware attack that targeted several computers that stored patients’ protected health data. The ransomware attack was identified on March 31, 2018. […]
Baltimore-based healthcare provider LifeBridge Health has revealed, in a press release issued on May 16, that it had encountered a data breach. While the release made no reference to number of patients impacted at the time […]
A May 17, 2018 ransomware attack that took part of the network belonging to Allied Physicians Group of Michiana out of action following the encryption of several files on its network. At present it remains unclear […]
The protected health information of 2,553 patients of Eye Care Surgery Center, Inc., of Baton Rouge, LA has been impacted following the theft of a laptop computer. The missing laptop was noticed by the group […]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a pivotal piece of legislation, but why is HIPAA so significant? What alternations did HIPAA introduce and what are the advantages that it allocate to the […]
The protected health information of 2,553 patients of Eye Care Surgery Center, Inc., of Baton Rouge, LA has been stolen following the theft of a A laptop computer containing. The theft in question was noticed by […]
An error has caused a database utilized by Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas (CPRF) to have its safeguard switched off for 10 months, making the protected health information (PHI) of 8,300 patients accessible. The […]
Google Drive can deemed as compliant and non-compliant with HIPAA. This is due to the fact that compliance is less about technology and more about how technology is utilized on a daily basis. Even a […]
Capital Digestive Care, a Silver Spring, MD-based gastroenterology group has revealed that one of its business associates shared files to a commercial cloud server that did not have proper security controls, exposing the protected health […]
Capital Digestive Care, a Silver Spring, MD-based gastroenterology group has revealed that one of its business associates shared files to a commercial cloud server that dd not have appropriate security controls, exposing the protected health […]
A recently-published Black Book Research report shows that approximately 90% of healthcare groups have encountered a data violation since Q3 2016, yet IT security investment at 88% of hospitals remains at 2016 figures. This information is […]
Healthcare groups are, more and more, using the cloud to meet their IT requirements, but while there are many benefits to be had from moving applications, infrastructure and data center operations to the cloud, managing […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released an alert regarding certain Abbott Laboratories implantable cardiac devices that have cybersecurity weaknesses that could possibly be targeted to alter the usability of the devices. A number […]
As the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) come into effect in on May 25 for all European Union (EU) member states, companies and organizations that collect, use, store data on any EU citizen — anywhere […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology published an updated version of its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity (Cybersecurity Framework) on April 16, 2018. The Cybersecurity Framework was first made available on February 2014 and has […]
Over a period of three and a half years, 1,071 patients of Des Moines Crisis Observation Center, who received medical services at the operated by Polk County Health Services Inc., have been contacted to advise […]
582,174 patients of the California Department of Developmental Services (DDS) is contacting customers to inform them that their protected health information has possibly been compromised. Last February 11, 2018, some people broke into the DDS […]
It has been discovered that UnityPoint Health employee accounts have been compromised and accessed by unauthorized persons. The employee email accounts were initially accessed on November 1, 2017 and went on for a period of […]
It has been discovered that a former employee of Baptist Health’s West Kendall Baptist Hospital in Miami, FL obtained the credit card details of patients and used the data to make fraudulent purchases. The improper use […]
Physiatry Group Integrated Rehab Consultants based in Chicago, IL-based is issuing notification letters to impacted patients alerting them of the exposure of some of their protected health information in line with HIPAA requirements. However, the […]
A improperly configured security setting on a radiology interface has lead to the exposure of tens of thousands of patients’ protected health data. A multi-specialty physicians’ organization based in Middleton, NY, Middletown Medical, first noticed […]
Texas Health Resources, a group providing services to over 1.7 million patients in North Texas, is alerting ‘fewer than 4,000 patients’ that a portion of of their sensitive information may have been obtained by an […]
It has been discovered that a number of email accounts of staff members of UnityPoint Health have been accessed by unauthorized individuals. Staff email accounts were first accessed on November 1, 2017 and went on […]
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) has released a new patient guidebook on health record access. The guidebook goes through how patients can access their health data, […]
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare has found that two hard drives storing the protected health information (PHI) of around 2,100 patients ave gone missing from the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center campus located in Chesapeake, Virginia. The data saved […]
Oregon has reviewed its data breach notification law to enhance protections for state citizens whose personal information is exposed in a data violation. State governor Kate Brown put her signature to Senate Bill (SB 1551) […]
A recent survey carried out by the Ponemon Institute for ServiceNow has unveiled that healthcare and pharmaceutical companies are not keeping up to date on patching. Weaknesses are not being patched quickly leaving organizations susceptible […]
Verizon has published its yearly Protected Health Information Breach Report which digs deep into the main factors behind the breaches, why they happen, the motivations of internal and external threat actors, and the main dangers […]
A network of physicians linked to more over that 50 medical practices in New Jersey, Virtua Medical Group, has been hit with a massive financial penalty by the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office for failing to […]
A targeted phishing attack carried out on CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield has lead to the exposure of 6,800 plan subscriber’ protected health data. The attack was first discovered by CareFirst on March 12, 2018, […]
The Special Agents Mutual Benefit Association (SAMBA) health plan is warning almost 14,000 people in relation to a February 2018 protected health information breach. The data breach targeted eligible family members of clients who were covered […]
The Arc of Erie County New York (The Arc), a supplierer of person-centered services to people with developmental disabilities, has found that two spreadsheets holding the protected health information of 3,751 patients were accessible on […]
Law enforcement agencies have notified Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) that the protected health information of some of its subscibers has been obtained by an unauthorized individual. Everett Massachusetts Police Department alerted, on January 31, 2018, […]
ATI Physical Therapy has found that protected health information of over 35,000 of its clients may have been accessed when hacker captured details within the email accounts of some of its staff members. A security […]
A New York medical practice has revealed that tens of thousands of their patients have had their protected health information exposed online due to an improperly configured server. It is currently not obvious if anyone […]
It is believed that healthcare data breach that saw the protected health information of clients of CVS Caremark impacted has lead to legal action against CVS, Caremark, and its mailing supplier, Fiserv. The legal action, […]
Geneva, NY-based Finger Lakes Health has been hit by a ransomware attack that has impacted its computer system. Employees have been forced to work on pen and paper while the health system tries to remove […]
A Clinical Pathology Laboratories Southeast, Inc., (CPLSE) employee’s unencrypted work laptop computer has been stolen, exposing the protected health information of targeted patients and their payment guarantors. Swift action was taken by CPLSE to stop […]
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes law across the European Union from May 25 2018. One important aspect of GDPR, as far as EU citizens are concerned, is the right to be forgotten. This […]
Healthcare groups seeking a hosting solution may identify Liquid Web as a possible vendor, but is Liquid Web HIPAA compliant? Can its cloud management services be used by HIPAA-covered bodies for hosting applications and projects […]
Anomali has teamed up with the National Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center (NH-ISAC) and will be supplying threat intelligence to healthcare groups through NH-ISAC. Anomali will be supplying NH-ISAC with the necessary tools and […]
By now, most businesses and organisations will be aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) All businesses or organisations that process the personal data of people who live within the European Union must comply […]
RoxSan Pharmacy has made contact with 1,049 patients to advise them that some of their protected health information has been shared with to a business associate via unencrypted email. The notification letters were issued to […]
Primary Health Care Inc., a non-profit network of community health oganizations based in Des Moines, Marshalltown and Ames, IA, has found that malicious actors have obtained access to the email accounts of four staff members […]
The Alabama Data Breach Notification Act (Senate Bill 318) has progressed to be considered by the House of Representatives after being unanimously agreed upon by the Alabama Senate recently. Alabama is one of the final two […]
It has been discovered that an electronic device, used to record the signatures of clients, has been disposed of without first clearing the device of all saved protected health information at a ShopRite pharmacy in Millville, […]
Wisconsin-based provider of medical, laboratory, pharmacy, fitness, and physical therapy services QuadMed has discovered that PHI 5,305 clients may have been impermissibly disclosed to certain members of staff. In November 2013, QuadMed took over management of […]
Many business are seeking HIPAA certification to confirm they are fully compliant with HIPAA rules and understand all parts of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Due to this many are asking is […]
The PHI of 33,420 people of BJC Healthcare has been accessible by the public online for eight months with no requirement for authentication to see the data. BJC Healthcare is one of the biggest not-for […]
HIPAA was established many years before social media networks such as Facebook evolved, so there are no official HIPAA social media rules. However, there are HIPAA standards and regulations that apply to social media use […]
To refer to texting as a violation of HIPAA is not strictly correct. Depending on the body copy of the text message, who the text message is being shared with, or mechanisms put in place […]
A $575,000 settlement with the New York Attorney General has been agreed by by EmblemHealth following a 2016 mailing error that saw the Health Insurance Claim Numbers of 81,122 clients printed on the outside of envelopes. New […]
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