HIPAA Journal

JUNE 6, 2023

The prosecution of two doctors accused of criminal HIPAA violations and conspiring with the Russian government has ended in a mistrial as the jury could not reach a unanimous guilty verdict. government and military to Russia. government and military to Russia. government. Dr. Anna Gabrielian.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 3, 2022

A recent poll of webinar attendees found that barely one-third may be HIPAA compliant, based upon responses to a single question. Conducting an annual Security Risk Analysis is one of the foundational requirements of HIPAA compliance. Look at the statistics of HIPAA violations and fines. × HIPAA Compliance Simplified.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2022

With at least six weeks before final numbers are in, the Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool website is reporting 713 major healthcare data breaches in 2021, an increase of more than 7.5 This is the second-largest number of records reported breached on the government site since 2015. million individuals.

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Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

While the general public may not fully understand what HIPAA does and doesn’t do, you must understand your responsibilities under this federal law and the severe consequences for failing to meet them if you’re a healthcare provider or a business that supports them. HIPAA Data Security Best Practice #1 – Where’s the PHI? Find Out More!

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

ICYMI (“in case you missed it”), there is an uptick in enforcement and scrutiny IRL (“in real life”) related to communications through social media and other public platforms by entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 2, 2023

The settlements pursued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) are for egregious violations of HIPAA Rules. Settlements are also pursued to highlight common HIPAA violations to raise awareness of the need to comply with specific aspects of HIPAA Rules. Are Data Breaches HIPAA Violations?

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2022

According to the PFC website, the company is one of the nation’s leading debt recovery agencies, and its client list includes many healthcare providers, retailers, financial organizations, and government agencies. Third-party forensics specialists were engaged to investigate the breach and provide assistance with securing its environment.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 31, 2023

Liederman has been in the trenches working to figure out how to set up network gates so skilled clinicians and other valuable healthcare staff – employees who may have simply lapsed in judgment – are helped to stop themselves from breaching HIPAA.

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Governing bodies are constantly updating standards due to changes in legislation, technological advancements, new medical research, societal dynamics, and more. million courses assigned in 2022, this list provides insight to the priorities of healthcare compliance teams across the United States. With a resounding 2.8

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 29, 2022

SonicWall has released a mid-year update to its 2022 Cyber Threat Report , which highlights the global cyberattack trends in H1 2022. SonicWall reports a 23% fall in ransomware attacks globally in H1 2022, which fell to 236.1 June 2022 saw the lowest number of ransomware hits in the past 23 months. Ransomware. Ransomware.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Check Point’s 2022 Mid-Year Report has revealed the healthcare industry has seen the biggest percentage rise in cyberattacks out of all industry sectors, increasing by 69% in 1H 2022, compared to 2021. Healthcare now ranks fifth highest in the number of weekly attacks, behind education, government/military, ISP/MSP, and communications.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 23, 2022

Notification letters were sent to affected individuals on March 10, 2022. According to a March 10, 2022 data breach notice, Dialyze Direct said it discovered on February 14, 2022, that an unauthorized individual had gained access to an employee email account between January 21, 2021, and March 4, 2021. Highmark Inc.,

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Daixin Team first appeared on the radar in June 2022, with the group predominantly conducting data extortion and ransomware attacks on organizations in the health and public health sector (HPH). Ensuring compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule with respect to ePHI. Securing ePHI at collection points using encryption.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 23, 2023

With Congress providing telehealth waivers as part of its omnibus spending bill at the close of 2022, delaying the "telehealth cliff" for two years, HIMSS says it's now ready to make the case for permanent reimbursement of virtual care.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Warner suggests the only way to improve healthcare cybersecurity rapidly is through a collaborative effort involving the public and private sectors, with the federal government providing overall leadership. Modernize HIPAA. Comments should be submitted no later than December 1, 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

per breach in 2022. The most common root cause of third-party data breaches in 2022 was unauthorized network access, which accounted for 40% of cyberattacks on third parties. of third-party incidents in 2022 – up 1% from 2021 – followed by finance (14%), and government (14%). In 2021, an average of 2.46

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

Legacy Operating Company, an Alabama-based operator of Legacy Hospice facilities in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, has confirmed that an unauthorized third party gained access to a limited number of employee email accounts on February 11, 2022, and between April 7, 2022, and April 21, 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2023

Killnet is a hacktivist group that has been active since at least January 2022 and its activities are connected to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The group is known for conducting denial of service (DoS) and DDoS attacks on government institutions and private organizations in countries providing support to Ukraine.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 18, 2022

According to the breach report sent to the HHS on October 3, 2022, unauthorized individuals gained access to its email environment which contained patient information. Suspicious email account activity was detected on June 1, 2022, and immediate action was taken to secure the account. Eventus WholeHealth Announces Email Account Breach.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

Under HIPAA, continuity of care is not always as straightforward as it could be due to seemingly contradictory guidance issued by HHS’ Office of Civil Rights. The Privacy Rule ( HIPAA §164.502(b)(2) ) also states the minimum necessary standard does not apply to disclosures to or requests by a health care provider for treatment.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 29, 2022

KillNet is believed to have started operating around the time that Russia invaded Ukraine, between January and March 2022. Since then, the hacktivist group has targeted government institutions and private sector organizations in countries that are providing support to Ukraine, especially NATO countries. healthcare organization.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 9, 2024

The ban on ransom payments took effect on July 1, 2022. RansomHub has conducted many attacks in the United States, including attacks on healthcare organizations and government departments. The post RansomHub Claims to Have Stolen and Leaked 100 GB of Florida Department of Health Data appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 4, 2022

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month – a 19-year collaborative effort between the government and industry to improve awareness of cybersecurity in the United States, led by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA).

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 2, 2022

HC3 has warned that threats could come from three areas: Threat actors linked to the Russian government, threat actors linked to the Belarussian government, and cybercriminal groups operating out of Russia and its neighboring states. The post HHS Warns of Potential Threats to the Healthcare Sector appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Bill said long-term and post acute care need the same types of government incentives to implement EHRs that acute care got – and they need to be included in conversations about interoperability regulations. Read more… How Health Research Can Benefit From Synthetic Data.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 28, 2022

The attackers gained access to parts of its system on April 23, 2021, that housed files that contained individuals protected health information, including names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, financial information, government-issued ID numbers, and health information.

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HIPAA & Health IT

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) finalized rules published in December of 2022 changing the requirements for handling SUD patient information governed by 45 CFR part 2 (Part 2).

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Notifications were issued on November 14, 2022. According to the STAR substitute breach notice, the breach was detected in September 2022. The files included names, Social Security numbers, government ID numbers, financial account information, dates of birth, dates of service, health insurance information, and medical information.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 16, 2022

HIPAA Journal reported on the incident in September 2021. The breach notification provided to the California Attorney General on August 12, 2022, explains that technical difficulties were experienced by United Health Centers on August 28, 2021, which caused disruption to its computer systems.

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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.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 15, 2023

The Ransomware Vulnerability Warning Pilot (RVWP) program is authorized under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) of 2022 and commenced on January 30, 2023. government via the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center or CISA’s incident reporting system.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 7, 2022

The survey was conducted on 1,500 employees in highly regulated industries such as government, healthcare, education, and finance in the United States and Australia, and the findings are detailed in the Mobile Mentor report, The Endpoint Ecosystem – 2022 National Study. Employees are Taking Security Risks.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 12, 2022

Following the passing of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), a rulemaking process will commence to implement statutory requirements; however, the fact sheet serves as an interim measure to guide organizations through the voluntary sharing of information about cyber-related events.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Suspicious activity was detected within its IT environment on October 12, 2022. The FBI, New York State Department of Health, and the Department of Homeland Security were notified about the attack and the government is aware of the threat actor behind the attack but has not disclosed which group was responsible.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The attack started on Thursday, September 1, 2022, and saw files on its network encrypted. In a September 9, 2022, update, Oakbend Medical Center said the recovery process is ongoing and there are still issues with the telephone and email systems, but it is working to resolve those issues as quickly as possible.

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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. million individuals have potentially been compromised.

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Total HIPAA

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Throughout 2021, Total HIPAA has focused on providing information that will keep your organization HIPAA compliant and secure by blogging on relevant topics that matter. From blogs about basic HIPAA requirements to reviews of efax vendors, we’ve got you covered! Total HIPAA strives to be your one-stop HIPAA shop.

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