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. The review was concluded on February 2, 2022, and affected customers were updated on February 14, 2022.

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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Ransomware HIPAA 129

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 14, 2022

CRMC said at this stage of the investigation it does not appear that the attackers gained access to its electronic medical record database; however, the files accessed or potentially accessed by the attackers included information such as patient names, addresses, birth dates, medical information, and health insurance information.

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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance HIPAA Licensing 142

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 15, 2022

A lawsuit has been filed against the in-home respiratory care provider, SuperCare Health, over a cyberattack and data breach that was reported to the Department of Health and Human Services on March 28, 2022. 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

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

That process concluded on February 25, 2022, when it was confirmed that files containing the personal and protected health information of plan members had been exfiltrated from its network. The attack appears to have occurred on or around March 10, 2022 and has affected the automatic refill line and mail order services of its pharmacy.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 142

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

That was the date when the health system shut down its network, which has remained offline for more than a week. Some systems are now back online and there is now limited access to its electronic medical record system and some other clinical applications. That process commenced on November 22, 2022.

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Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Health Insurance HIPAA 108

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 31, 2022

First Street Family Health said the attack was detected on July 16, 2022, with the investigation confirming that the attackers first gained access to its systems on July 5, 2022. The unauthorized access was blocked on July 16. NRHN said it is unaware of any attempted or actual misuse of patient data.

Electronic Medical Records 122

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Health Insurance 122

HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2022

The email system was immediately secured when the breach was detected with the forensic investigation confirming that two email accounts had been accessed by an unauthorized third party between January 12, 2022, and January 19, 2022. A limited number of patients also had financial account information exposed.

Licensing 114

Licensing Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Hospitals 114

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. Eye Care Leaders said it detected a breach on Dec. No evidence of data exfiltration was found.

Electronic Medical Records 108

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Licensing 108

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

The administrative service provider said suspicious activity was detected within its network in early December 2022, and the forensic investigation confirmed on December 15, 2022, that an unauthorized third party accessed parts of its computer network where personal health information was stored.

Licensing 95

Licensing Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Health Insurance 95

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The attack was detected on June 20, 2022, and third-party forensics experts were engaged to investigate the incident and determine the scope of the attack. The investigation revealed an unauthorized third party first accessed its systems on June 10, 2022, several days prior to using ransomware to encrypt files.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 109

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Another lawsuit has been filed against Connexin Software over its August 2022 ransomware attack and data breach, which affected more than 2.2 Connexin Software does business as Office Practicum and is a provider of electronic medical records and practice management software for pediatric practices. million individuals.

Electronic Medical Records 101

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Fraud 101

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2023

The information that was viewed or obtained included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, medical record numbers, patient account numbers, and/or limited treatment information. TMH confirmed that its electronic medical record system was not accessed in the attack.

Electronic Medical Records 102

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Health Insurance HIPAA 102

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Teijin Automotive Technologies Says Welfare Plan Data Compromised in December Ransomware Attack Teijin Automotive Technologies has recently confirmed the protected health information of 25,464 members of its welfare plan has potentially been accessed and stolen in a December 1, 2022, ransomware attack.

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Ransomware Health Insurance Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 102

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 6, 2023

The types of information exposed varied from individual to individual and may have included names, addresses, medical information, health insurance information, Medicaid identification numbers, driver’s licenses, account and routing numbers, and Social Security numbers.

Electronic Medical Records 98

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing Nurses 98

HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Michigan Medicine said it was targeted in a phishing campaign between August 15 and August 23, 2022, and four email accounts were compromised. The review of the email accounts was completed on October 17, 2022, and notification letters have now been mailed.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance 109

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The exposed information included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, dates of service, medical record numbers, Medicaid numbers, and some limited clinical information, such as treatment and diagnosis codes. Luke’s Health was notified about the breach on September 1, 2022.

Electronic Medical Records 75

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Licensing 75

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 8, 2022

Carmel, IN-based Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine has started notifying 363,000 current and former patients that some of their protected health information was stolen prior to data being encrypted with ransomware and some of the stolen data has been published on the gang’s dark web data leak site.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 89

Health Populi

OCTOBER 26, 2023

patients viewed their laboratory test results online in 2022. As of 2022, three in four consumers were offered online access to their medical records by a health care provider or health insurance plan, and well over one-half accessed their medical record or portal — growing by 50% over the two years, 2020 to 2022 (from 38% to 57%).

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Medical Billing Health Insurance Electronic Medical Records 103

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

in Iowa has recently confirmed that it was affected by the data breach at the electronic medical record provider, Eye Care Leaders. The attack exposed the protected health information of 542,776 current and former Wolfe Clinic patients. Reiter Affiliated Companies Reports June 2022 Cyberattack. Wolfe Clinic, P.C

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Fraud HIPAA 73

HIT Consultant

APRIL 22, 2024

Since 1996, when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law, there have been good advances in patient data interoperability, but as a whole, the industry has not embraced them. This drove the use of Electronic Health Record systems (EHRs) in acute care hospitals to 84 percent by 2015.

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Hospitals Electronic Medical Records Governance Health Insurance 105

Compliancy Group

JUNE 29, 2022

In early December of 2021, Eye Care Leaders (Eye Care), an electronic medical record vendor supplying business associate services to eye care providers across the country, discovered it had incurred a data breach. Eye Care then conducted a forensic exam in April of 2022. Medical record numbers.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance 98

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 16, 2023

The third-party forensic investigation confirmed the attacker accessed files that contained patients’ protected health information; however, its electronic medical record system was not affected. 95% of the compromised files only included an individual’s name.

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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Ransomware HIPAA 62

Healthcare Law Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As of 2019 almost 95% of such persons had Medicare coverage and about half of those also had some sort of supplemental health insurance coverage. Moreover, 40% of Americans are considered medically obese. 2 See Trust for America’s Health: The State of Obesity: Policies for a Healthier America, 2022 (September 2022).

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US Department of Health and Human Services Electronic Medical Records Medicare Medicare 52

Compliancy Group

JANUARY 6, 2022

Some files may have also contained Social Security numbers or driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and/or clinical or treatment information. Ciox clarified that the employee whose email account was involved, “did not have direct access to any healthcare provider’s or facility’s electronic medical record system.”.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Compliance Hospitals 52

HIT Consultant

JULY 17, 2023

And an analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation found Medicaid/CHIP enrollment increased 29% from February 2020 to November 2022. After the expiration of the COVID-19 PHE, analysts predict a potential loss of health insurance coverage for as many as 15 million Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program enrollees, ages 12 -64.

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Public Health Medicaid Medicaid Electronic Medical Records 98

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

John Berndt, SVP of Health North America, Valtech Also known as the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) defines and regulates individuals’ medical records and other individually identifiable health information, collectively known as patient healthcare information (PHI).

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Pharmaceutical Industry Compliance 98

Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

NCH Healthcare System switching vendor for electronic medical records in early June. HCA Florida Healthcare renames home health agencies. UF Health Jacksonville exec says mental health access is North Florida’s top issue. Primary Health CEO Peterman, champion of accessible health care, retires.

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COVID-19 Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses 40

Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

5 moves to know Most hospital websites routinely transfer patient data via tracking tools Nonprofit hospitals that pay board members linked to less charity care Nurses, federal lawmakers push for staffing ratio legislation Reports of serious adverse events rose in 2022: Joint Commission Doctors are drowning in paperwork. on revenue of $2.1B

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40