HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Chambersburg, PA-based Keystone Health has recently announced that it fell victim to a cyberattack on August 19, 2022, which caused temporary disruption to its computer systems. The forensic investigation revealed the hackers first gained access to its systems on July 28, 2022, with access terminated on August 19.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets national standards to protect sensitive patient health information and to prevent that information from being disclosed without an individual’s knowledge or consent. The post Webinar: Aug 17, 2022: Do I Need to be HIPAA Compliant? contact-form-7].

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

The first half of the year was looking like 2022 would see a reduction in healthcare data breaches; however, that is looking increasingly unlikely. 594 data breaches were reported between January 1 and October 31, and with an average of 60 data breaches being reported each month, 2022 looks set to end with a similarly high number.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Achieving and maintaining compliance with the Privacy, Security, Breach Notification, and Omnibus Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can be a challenge for HIPAA-regulated entities. On December 14, 2022, Compliancy Group is hosting a webinar to demonstrate The Guard. PT ¦ 12:00 p.m.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 21, 2023

One Brooklyn Health System, which operates three hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, has started notifying patients affected by a November 19, 2022, cyberattack. One Brooklyn Health said it started mailing notification letters to affected patients on April 20, 2023.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A lawsuit has been filed against Freehold Township, NJ-based CentraState Healthcare System over its December 2022 ransomware attack, a few days after the health system started sending notification letters to around 617,000 affected patients.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2023

At least 344 organizations in the healthcare industry suffered data breaches in 2022, according to a just-released report from the Identity Theft Research Center® (ITRC). Close Supply chain attacks outstripped malware attacks in 2022, with 115 instances affecting 1,743 organizations and at least 10 million people.

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Bill of Health

MAY 19, 2022

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2022

It has been another bad year for healthcare data breaches, with some of the biggest HIPAA breaches of 2022 resulting in the impermissible disclosure of well over a million records. In addition to the high number of data breaches, 2022 stands out for the sheer number of healthcare records breached, which currently stands at 49.8

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MedTrainer

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

million courses assigned in 2022, this list provides insight to the priorities of healthcare compliance teams across the United States. Similarly, lawsuits are commonly brought against facilities that violate the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Department of Health and Human Services.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

According to the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), the average annual premium for employer-sponsored health coverage in 2023 was $8,431 for single coverage and $23,968 for family coverage. 2023 saw a 7% increase from the previous year; however, costs between 2021 and 2022 did not increase. Coverage is becoming unaffordable for many.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 21, 2023

As I mentioned, 2022 was a difficult year for providers financially, with overall hospital margins down at the end of the year. For example, in our user research we hear from patients that they want to pay their bills, but they sometimes need additional time or flexibility to do so. Not only do U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Valle de Sol did not state in its notification letters when hackers gained access to its network, or for how long they had access, but did confirm that the unauthorized activity was detected on January 25, 2022. A comprehensive review was conducted of all files that may have been accessed, which was completed on July 18, 2022.

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Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2022

states to live in for health and health care are Hawaii, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Washington, Vermont, Rhode Island, and Maryland… Those are the top health system rankings in the new 2022 Scorecard on State Health System Performance annual report from the Commonwealth Fund. The best U.S.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Today, BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), a subsidiary of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has released a new report that sheds light on predicted healthcare innovations for 2022. “They represent a broad range of disciplines at Digital Ventures – from product, strategic design to engineering.

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Healthcare It News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Today, BCG Digital Ventures (BCGDV), a subsidiary of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), has released a new report that sheds light on predicted healthcare innovations for 2022. “They represent a broad range of disciplines at Digital Ventures – from product, strategic design to engineering.

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Healthcare It News

JULY 31, 2023

An example was the late 2022 breach of Medibank , Australia’s largest private health insurer, which included the Prime Minister's data. Some cybercriminals seek to steal personal data to extort individuals, Liderman said, monetizing their attacks by going after high-profile patients directly.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 13, 2023

The attack was detected on November 7, 2022, and steps were taken to contain the attack and secure its systems. Notification letters were mailed to affected individuals on January 6, 2022. Notifications were mailed to affected individuals on December 30, 2022. Quality Behavioral Health – Hacked Network Server.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A security breach was identified by Conifer in late March, with the investigation determining several Microsoft 365 had been accessed by unauthorized individuals between March 17 and March 22, 2022. CFA was informed about the breach on June 23, 2022. Patients started to be notified on November 23, 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Humana has recently announced that the protected health information of 22,767 individuals has potentially been compromised in a security incident and data breach at one of its business associates – Choice Health – which Human used to sell Medicare products on its behalf.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The doctors will review the information before saving it in electronic medical records (EMRs) and transferring it to other digital health systems, i.e., e-pharmacy or digital health insurance.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 24, 2025

A clear understanding of health information breaches is necessary to comply with regulations like the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). In 2021 and 2022, 45.9 Its not just the number of healthcare data breaches that cause concern. million records, respectively, were breached.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Accelerated by the emergence of the new coronavirus, investments by life science companies in digital initiatives to support the utilization of real-world evidence globally will double by 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 4, 2022

Crossroads Health in Ohio has experienced a cyberattack that disrupted some of its IT systems. The security incident was detected on January 18, 2022, with the subsequent investigation confirming unauthorized individuals had access to its systems between November 18, 2021, and January 18, 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 15, 2022

The South Carolina-based health insurance company, Choice Health, now part of Alight Solutions, has recently announced that the protected health information of some of its members has been obtained by an unauthorized individual. That issue meant the database could be accessed over the internet without authorization.

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Health Populi

JUNE 2, 2021

and how much care would be postponed or never realized in the health care system. A big uncertainty in this year’s forecast, pondering the 2022 picture, is what extent eliminate care will have on future adverse health outcomes… something that keeps my scenario planning humming across various modeling.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 19, 2022

Suspicious activity was detected within its IT environment on March 14, 2022. The forensic investigation confirmed its systems were accessed by unauthorized individuals between March 11, 2022, and March 14, 2022. The breach has been reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights as affecting 119,513 group health plan members.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The DiGA initiative is part of the 2019 Digital Healthcare Act (DVG) that sets the legal framework for doctors to prescribe DiGAs to the 73 million citizens insured with a statutory health insurer that reimburses their use, and has been recognised as a pioneering approach globally.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The extent to which protected health information has been compromised is not yet known. Notifications were issued on November 14, 2022. According to the STAR substitute breach notice, the breach was detected in September 2022. California Health Insurance Agency Suffers Data Breach Affecting 14,600 Patients.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 10, 2022

The breach was detected on January 20, 2022, and immediate action was taken to secure its systems, and an independent computer forensics company was engaged to conduct a forensic investigation to determine the nature and scope of the breach. The files exfiltrated from its systems included the protected health information of patients.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 5, 2022

In a substitute breach notification, First Choice explained that unusual activity was detected within its technological environment on March 27, 2022. Affected individuals were notified about the breach by mail on August 1, 2022, and have been offered complimentary identity theft protection services through IDX.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Morley Companies said that process was completed in early 2022, and notification letters started to be sent to affected individuals on February 1, 2022. Morley Companies said it has reviewed its data security safeguards and has now made alterations to its cyber environment to prevent similar attacks in the future.

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MRO Compliance

DECEMBER 22, 2022

December 12, 2022. The letters stand for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. The term originated with the federal law of the same name, which created a national standard to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without a patient’s knowledge or consent.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The investigation confirmed its electronic medical record system and other clinical systems were not compromised in the attack; however, on January 13, 2022, Philadelphia FIGHT discovered the attacker had accessed non-clinical systems that housed files containing the protected health information of around 15,000 patients.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 11, 2022

According to the hospital operator, Tower Health, the unauthorized access was discovered during a routine audit of medical record access logs. Some of the accessed records included partial Social Security numbers and health insurance information. Notification letters were sent to affected individuals on July 5, 2022.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

That process concluded on June 24, 2022. Those emails contained patient information such as names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical information, health insurance information, driver’s license numbers, and state ID numbers.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

According to the breach report filed with the Maine Attorney General, it took until October 3, 2022, to confirm that an unauthorized third party had accessed the email system, which included sensitive information of its members. Notification letters were sent to affected individuals on October 31, 2022.

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