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UHG says it's rebuilding Change Healthcare with cloud-based security

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And, though the company's forensic investigation will continue for the foreseeable future, Witty admitted that personally identifiable information and protected health information for, in his estimation, about one-third of Americans was stolen. UHG has provided $6.5 billion in accelerated payments as of April 26, the company reported.

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February 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report

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From March 1, 2021, to February 28, 2022, there have been 723 reported data breaches of 500 or more records. Largest Healthcare Data Breaches Reported in February 2022. 22 HIPAA-regulated entities reported breaches of 10,000 or more healthcare records in February. Largest Healthcare Data Breaches Reported in February 2022.

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Adaptive Health Integrations Data Breach Affects More than 510,000 Individuals

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An Adaptive Health Integrations data breach has recently been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) that involved the protected health information (PHI) of 510,574 individuals. This post will be updated when further information becomes available.

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3 Reasons Insurance Agents Need to Follow HIPAA

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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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Deadline for Reporting Small HIPAA Breaches Is March 1st

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HIPAA breaches involving fewer than 500 individuals which occurred during 2021 must be reported to the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Reporting HIPAA Breaches: When Should I Contact HHS? Reporting HIPAA Breaches: When Should I Contact HHS?

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SuperCare Health Hack Affects 300K Patients

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In one of the largest breaches reported in 2022 so far, SuperCare Health suffered a hacking incident affecting 318,379 patients. However, it took SuperCare Health until February 2022 to discover the incident had potentially compromised that patient information. What Do We Know About the SuperCare Health Hack?

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HHS Warns of Potential Threats to the Healthcare Sector

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The Department of Health and Human ServicesHealth Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has issued a warning to the U.S. health sector about potential cyber threats that could spill over from the conflict and affect U.S. healthcare organizations.