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

DECEMBER 31, 2022

To best answer the question what is a HIPAA violation, it is necessary to explain what HIPAA is, who it applies to, and what constitutes a violation; for although most people believe they know what a HIPAA compliance violation is, evidence suggests otherwise. What is HIPAA and Who Does It Apply To?

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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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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). Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant HIPAA compliance protects you against breaches. Protect your business by becoming HIPAA compliant today!

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 24, 2022

Penalties for HIPAA violations can be issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and state attorneys general. In addition to financial penalties, covered entities are required to adopt a corrective action plan to bring policies and procedures up to the standards demanded by HIPAA. .

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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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HIPAA Journal

JULY 22, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its guidance for HIPAA-regulated entities on implementing the HIPAA Security Rule to help them better protect patients’ personal and protected health information.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Amazon has announced that it will stop support for third-party HIPAA-eligible skills for its Alexa devices, which means developers will no longer be able to create Alexa skills that collect data covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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AIHC

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article addresses how these privacy rights extend beyond rules designated under HIPAA and States passing rules banning unauthorized pelvic exams. 2022 Jan;52(1):28-31. 1],[2] UIEs are training and education-related examinations, including, but not limited to, pelvic, breast, prostate, and rectal examinations. April 1, 2024.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Troy, MI-based fully integrated professional advisory and asset management firm, Rehmann, has recently been confirmed as being in full compliance with the federally mandated standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the HITECH Act.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2022

6 data breaches have recently been reported by HIPAA-regulated entities that have collectively resulted in the exposure and potential theft of the protected health information of tens of thousands of individuals. The email account breaches were detected by the hospital on January 19, 2022. La Casa de Salud, New York.

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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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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Schneck Medical Center has agreed to pay a penalty of $250,000 to resolve alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state laws and will implement additional safeguards to prevent further data breaches.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has restructured its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and has created new divisions that will help improve the enforcement of HIPAA and civil rights laws and clear the current backlog of complaints and investigations. Approximately 80% of all reported data breaches are due to hacking.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced its first financial penalties of 2022 to resolve alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Dental Practitioner Fined $30,000 for Noncompliance with the HIPAA Right of Access.

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Total HIPAA

MARCH 7, 2023

Health insurance agents became covered under HIPAA with the HITECH Act of 2009. The inclusion of insurance agents was a response to the increasing use of electronic health records and the need to safeguard patients’ medical information.

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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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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Achieving compliance with the Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can be a challenge for healthcare organizations and their business associates. One of the biggest challenges for compliance professionals is interpreting the HIPAA Rules and applying those requirements to their organization.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 18, 2023

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is the main enforcer of HIPAA compliance; however, state Attorneys General also play a role in enforcing compliance with the Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Community Health Systems/CHSPSC, Anthem Inc.,

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2023

A New York law firm that suffered a LockBit ransomware attack has agreed to pay a financial penalty of $200,000 to the New York Attorney General to resolve alleged violations of New York General Business Law and the Privacy and Security Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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Compliancy Group

MAY 27, 2022

Almost as surely as summer follows spring, lawsuits follow breaches of protected health information. Here’s a roundup of recent HIPAA breach lawsuits and settlements. Lawsuits Increasing Following HIPAA Breaches – Facts and Figures. Let’s Simplify Compliance HIPAA and cybersecurity go hand-in-hand.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Aidan Simister, Co-Founder and CEO of Lepide In 2023, HIPAA fines amounted to $4,176,500, which is a rise of over $2,000,000 in 2022. So yes, HIPAA fines have doubled. So, a drastic surge in HIPAA fines raises questions about the underlying causes, and whether this is being seen the world over. So, how can we do that?

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2022

There are – and always have been – gaps in HIPAA and, after more than a quarter of a century, some have yet to be addressed. Most of the gaps in HIPAA are attributable to omissions from the original Act, provisions of HIPAA and HITECH that have never been enacted, and the increasing use of technology in healthcare.

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 5, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft update to its cybersecurity guidelines for the healthcare industry and is seeking public feedback through September 21, 2022. Let’s Simplify Compliance Do you need help meeting HIPAA Security Rule requirements? × HIPAA Compliance Simplified.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 22, 2022

The substitute breach notice did not state when the breach occurred, but it was detected on or around March 26, 2022. A review of the affected files confirmed they contained information such as names, dates of birth, medical assessment and medication information, health insurance information, and Social Security numbers.

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MRO Compliance

DECEMBER 22, 2022

December 12, 2022. So what does HIPAA mean and where did it come from? The letters stand for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Rita Bowen is likely one of very few people who can say she provided comment to HHS on both the original version of HIPAA and its most recent proposed changes.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 29, 2023

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights released guidance in 2022 on HIPAA and website tracking technologies and confirmed disclosures of protected health information to third parties via website tracking technologies is a HIPAA violation unless authorization has been received from patients or if there is a valid business associate agreement in place.

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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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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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Health Law Advisor

DECEMBER 5, 2022

On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. The bulletin advises that “[r]egulated entities are not permitted to use tracking technologies in a manner that would result in impermissible disclosures of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) to tracking technology vendors or any other violations of the HIPAA Rules.”

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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. The HIPAA Privacy Rule is enforced by the U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2022

According to the company’s substitute breach notice, a sophisticated ransomware attack was detected and blocked on February 26, 2022; however, not in time to prevent some of its computer systems from being disabled. Third-party forensics specialists were engaged to investigate the breach and provide assistance with securing its environment.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 11, 2022

Phoenixville Hospital Fires Employee for HIPAA Violation. 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.

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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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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.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The Morristown, VT-based healthcare provider, Lamoille Health Partners, is facing a class action lawsuit over a June 2022 ransomware attack that affected almost 60,000 of its patients. The attack was detected on June 13, 2022, with the investigation confirming the attackers gained access to its network the previous day.

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