HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell, MT, has recently started notifying certain patients that hackers gained access to a file server that housed patient information in “a highly sophisticated criminal attack.”. The intrusion was limited to a single file server and its electronic medical records were not compromised.

Electronic Medical Records 142

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Medical Billing 142

HIPAA Journal

JULY 20, 2022

June 2022 saw 70 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – two fewer than May and one fewer than June 2021. For the third successive month, the number of exposed or compromised records has increased. Electronic Medical Record.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals 112

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. "Patients are not dependent on their clinics or health systems if they offer virtual care.

Electronic Medical Records 317

Electronic Medical Records Telemedicine Health Insurance COVID-19 317

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 5, 2021

Routine surveillance of their ongoing health is critical to monitor the effects of powerful immunosuppressant medications they are prescribed that have serious side effects to mitigate the constant risk of rejection of the organ. " Dr. George Mazariegos, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. " RESULTS.

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COVID-19 Electronic Medical Records Telemedicine Patient Satisfaction 195

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 9, 2022

Over 500,000 individuals have been affected by cyberattacks on Norwood Clinic, PracticeMax, Central Indiana Orthopedics, and an unauthorized electronic medical record incident at Ascension Michigan. While notification letters were delayed, the breach was announced on the CIO website shortly after it was detected in October 2021.

Electronic Medical Records 129

Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Ransomware HIPAA 129

Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Introduced in 2021, the PRM Program encourages patients to report on their health outcomes and experiences, which clinicians can tap into to make better decisions on their patients' health. She also detailed how they are maintaining cybersecurity for both patients and clinicians amid growing threats.

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Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Health Outcomes 306

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 5, 2022

Arlington Skin Notifies 17,468 Patients About Electronic Medical Record Data Breach. VPN Solutions managed the electronic medical records of patients of Arlington Skin via the Allscripts practice management solution and electronic medical records platform. Dr. Michelle A.

Electronic Medical Records 113

Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Fraud HIPAA 113

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 14, 2022

Capital Region Medical Center (CRMC) in Jefferson City, MO has recently confirmed patient information was accessed by unauthorized individuals in a December 2021 cyberattack that took its network and phone systems offline for several days. The attack was detected on December 17, 2021, when network systems were disrupted.

Electronic Medical Records 142

Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance HIPAA Licensing 142

Health Populi

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Paper Kills , as Newt Gingrich asserted in 2005 talking about the importance of electronic medical records about the time we started the CAQH Index project. Claims — that’s the paper-based workflow that eats up some of the $billion U.S. It still does. The post “Complexity is Profitable” in U.S.

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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Medicaid Medicaid 174

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers has recently announced it was the victim of a cyberattack on November 30, 2021. Third-party forensic investigators were engaged to determine the nature and scope of the breach. They started to be notified on January 6, 2022.

Electronic Medical Records 121

Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Licensing HIPAA 121

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 23, 2020

Wolf also pointed out that the recent bloom in telehealth is rooted, in part, in the government's electronic health record incentive program and meaningful use. " she said. She also pointed out that many state governments have also been in limbo waiting for the federal government to take action.

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COVID-19 Electronic Medical Records Medicare Medicare 215

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2022

Between January 1, 2022, and June 30, 2022, 347 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) – the same number of data breaches reported in 2H, 2021. The number of healthcare records breached has continued to fall. In 1H, 2021, 27.6

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HIPAA Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Compliance 132

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 31, 2022

The attackers deleted electronic medical records from June 28, 2021, to July 15, 2022, and while backups of those records had been made, the backups were also deleted so the information in those records has been lost. No evidence was found to indicate those records were stolen.

Electronic Medical Records 122

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Health Insurance 122

HIPAA Journal

JULY 7, 2022

Since May 2021, North Korean state-sponsored cyber actors have been targeting organizations in the U.S. healthcare and public health sector and have been encrypting servers that support electronic medical record systems and diagnostic, imaging, and intranet services. Treasury if payment is made.

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Ransomware Public Health Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 145

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 9, 2022

A third-party computer forensics company was engaged to assist with the investigation, which confirmed that an unauthorized individual had access to the affected systems from December 25, 2021, to March 8, 2022. The breach has been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting 17,400 patients.

Electronic Medical Records 137

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 137

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 17, 2022

Duncan Regional Hospital said the hackers did not gain access to its electronic medical record system but did access parts of the network where files containing patient data were stored. Earlier this month, Central Indiana Orthopedics announced it was the victim of a cyberattack that was detected on October 16, 2021.

Hospitals 130

Hospitals Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 130

Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2023

In 2021, 15 percent of the breaches tracked by ITRC affected healthcare companies. Cyberattacks continued to be criminals’ weapons of choice, with 1,595 breaches in 2022, a slight decrease from 1,613 in 2021, with drops year-over-year in the number of breaches attributed to phishing, ransomware, and malware.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Due Diligence Compliance 119

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 15, 2022

SuperCare Health said unauthorized individuals had access to its network between July 23, 2021, to July 27, 2021, but did not disclose the nature of the cyberattack. In 2021, the law firm was involved in 23 incidents, and 58 lawsuits were filed in response to those breaches.

Electronic Medical Records 122

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Fraud 122

Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Self-serve tools developed by AdaptX let clinical leaders analyze data from their electronic medical records to detect patterns and trends that might indicate ways to improve care or reveal inefficiencies in how care is delivered. Originally announced November 1st, 2023

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Electronic Medical Records Hospitals 113

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

LEHB) has recently announced that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that was detected on September 14, 2021. According to Databreaches.net, Suncrypt claims to have stolen more than 350 GB of data prior to encrypting files, including patients’ electronic medical records and financial documents.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 142

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Suncoast Skin Solutions, a Lutz, FL-based network of medical and cosmetic dermatology practices, has recently started notifying patients that were affected by a cyberattack that was detected on or around July 14, 2021. The data mining process commenced in December 2021, and took until October 2022 to be completed.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Hospitals 102

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The New York Post reports that the cyberattack has prevented hospital staff from accessing the electronic medical record system, so patient information has been recorded using pen and paper while the hospitals operate under emergency procedures.

Electronic Medical Records 108

Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Health Insurance HIPAA 108

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Fertility Centers of Illinois has proposed a $450,000 settlement to resolve a lawsuit filed on behalf of patients and employees who were affected by its February 2021 data breach. The investigation of the breach took six months, but it then took a further four months for affected individuals to be notified.

Electronic Medical Records 102

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Fraud Medicaid 102

Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Read the Fine(s) Print: On August 25, 2021, OCR submitted a data request providing an opportunity for PMI to adequately demonstrate that it had recognized security practices in place. PMI responded to OCRs data request on October 6, 2021. In late November of 2021, a ransomware infection began to encrypt files on BCAAs network.

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Ransomware HIPAA Fraud Electronic Medical Records 98

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 16, 2022

This is the first settlement to be reached under the DOJ Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative, which was launched in 2021. CHS staff scanned medical records for the EMR system but saved scanned copies of some of the records on an internal network drive, which could be accessed by non-clinical staff, including Iraqi nationals employed at the site.

Fraud 119

Fraud Electronic Medical Records Governance HIPAA 119

Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Launched in 2021, Elaborate seamlessly integrates with a doctor’s existing electronic medical records (EMRs) to deliver patients personalized and contextualized lab results that offer insights about their health and action items in real-time.

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Doctors Electronic Medical Records 109

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In 2021, the Patient Access API, which allows patients to download their data through their preferred third-party app, became available to healthcare beneficiaries. A FHIR-based, electronic prior authorization submission process can save significant money by dramatically reducing the time spent on documentation, phone calls, and faxes.

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Electronic Medical Records Doctors Governance Medicaid 117

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 6, 2023

Cedar Park, TX-based Dental Health Management Solutions (DHMS), a provider of dental services to the government/military and private patients has recently announced – via its legal counsel – that the protected health information of certain patients was exposed in a 2021 hacking incident.

Electronic Medical Records 99

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing Nurses 99

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Integrated with all leading electronic medical record (EMR) solutions, BSS’s leading suite of automation solutions is relied on by healthcare facilities in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

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Electronic Medical Records Hospitals 121

HIPAA Journal

MAY 25, 2023

The researchers looked at adult and pediatric patient volume, emergency medical services diversion data, and emergency department stroke care metrics for four weeks prior to the attack, during the attack, and four weeks after the attack.

Hospitals 117

Hospitals Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 117

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The ransom was not paid, and without access to backups, it was not possible to restore the encrypted parts of the database from July 2021 to October 8, 2022. The investigation into the attack is ongoing, but there are no indications that the electronic medical record system has been accessed.

Ransomware 109

Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 109

HIT Consultant

JANUARY 22, 2024

About David Sides David Sides was appointed as Chief Executive Officer for NextGen Healthcare, effective September 22, 2021. During his tenure, Teladoc’s revenues doubled in 2020 and are currently on track to exceed $2 billion in 2021.

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Doctors Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 119

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 8, 2022

The investigation confirmed that the electronic medical record system was not affected, but files containing patients’ protected health information had been exfiltrated from its systems. Behavioral Health Group Confirms Patient Data Potentially Compromised in December 2021 Cyberattack.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 89

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 6, 2023

The attack forced the shutdown of its electronic medical record system and caused considerable disruption over several weeks, with the catholic health system having to cancel many appointments. The Chicago, IL-based health system, CommonSpirit Health, is facing a class action lawsuit over its October 2022 ransomware attack.

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Ransomware Fraud Electronic Medical Records Hospitals 102

HIT Consultant

MARCH 24, 2023

In 2021, 30% of surveyed healthcare organizations were either using or exploring the technology. Gradient Flow, 2021). Similar adoption is occurring in the UK as well. (Wu al, Nature, 2022).

Electronic Medical Records 98

Electronic Medical Records Fraud 98

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

NAM Perspect ; 2021: 10.31478/202108e. PLOS Med 2021; 18: e1003854. Electronic Health Record Integration of Predictive Analytics to Select High-Risk Stable Patients With Non–ST-Segment–Elevation Myocardial Infarction for Intensive Care Unit Admission. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2021; 14: e007602. risk score.

COVID-19 98

COVID-19 Electronic Medical Records Telemedicine Hospitals 98

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 16, 2022

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has confirmed that the protected health information of 1,290,104 patients was compromised in a data breach at its electronic medical record vendor, Eye Care Leaders. 4, 2021, and disabled the affected systems within 24 hours. Eye Care Leaders said it detected a breach on Dec.

Electronic Medical Records 109

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Licensing 109