California is tightening up its health facility data breach regulations and recently issued an update to its administrative penalties and reporting requirements.
The newly...
A newly signed Connecticut cybersecurity law will now allow for the protection of patient data and other private health information.
An Act Concerning Data Privacy...
Health PACS are vulnerable to hackers that could expose millions of patients' private health information, according to a new alert from the Department of Health &...
Customers of One Medical, a direct paid, membership-based primary care practice, inadvertently had their email addresses shared with fellow customers.
“We are...
Aultman Health Foundation in Ohio announced the termination of an unnamed employee who committed a HIPAA violation that put patient EHRs and personally identifiable information (PII) at risk. For over...
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced it reached a settlement with West Virginia specialist Diabetes, Endocrinology & Lipidology Center (DELC) for $5,000, to...
A recent Government Accountability Office report shows that industries experiencing an onslaught of cyberattacks, like healthcare, may face another concerning challenge: Some cyber insurers...
Peachstate Health Management, doing business as AEON Clinical Laboratories, has settled with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights for $25,000 and agreed to a...
CHIME and the Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness sent letters to the Department of Health and Human Services, in response to proposed changes to HIPAA. Among a range of concerns are...
NIST announced it plans to update its Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the HIPAA Security Rule and is seeking comment from industry stakeholders on proposed changes, including insights into...
Einstein Healthcare Network is facing a class-action lawsuit, following the August 2020 hack of several employee email accounts. The breach victims claim the Pennsylvania-based health system failed to...
The information blocking provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act officially went into effect this week, putting into focus the Department of Health and Human Services’ regulatory and compliance...
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced it reached a settlement with Village Plastic Surgery (VPS) to resolve potential violations of the HIPAA right of access...
The Department of Health and Human Services announced it reached a $65,000 settlement with Massachusetts-based Arbour Hospital, which resolved potential violations of the HIPAA right of access...
The Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced it has extended the comment period for proposed changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule. Proposed in December 2020, the changes...
A lawsuit has been filed against Wilmington Surgical Associates in response to a ransomware attack in October. Allegedly, the Netwalker hacking group stole a trove of 13GB of data from the North...
California-based Sharp HealthCare, doing business as Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Centers (SRMC), has agreed to a corrective action plan and to pay the Office for Civil Rights a $70,000 civil monetary...
