Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

According to a report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations doubled between 2022 and 2023 , making the healthcare sector one of the fastest-growing targets for cybercriminals. Then malicious actors can either subscribe to use the ransomware or purchase access outright.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 18, 2022

A large percentage of those breaches could have been prevented if HIPAA-regulated entities were fully compliant with the HIPAA Security Rule. Coveware’s Q2, 2021 Quarterly Ransomware Report suggests 42% of ransomware attacks in the quarter saw initial network access gained via phishing emails. Prevention of Phishing.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2025

A settlement has been agreed to resolve a lawsuit against the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) and UnitedHealthcare New England (UHC) over a 2021 ransomware attack. The post Settlement Agreed to Resolve RIPTA Ransomware Attack Lawsuit appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 13, 2024

The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center issued a threat alert Friday about the Russia-backed ransomware group Black Basta, warning of its accelerated attempted attacks against the healthcare sector. "It is recommended that this alert be reviewed with high urgency and the recommended technical mitigations be put in place.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

We can’t give up the digital transformations we’ve made in our organizations but we also can’t ignore the looming threat of security threats and ransomware attacks. Does your vendor maintain proper certification and compliance? Compliance is important, but healthcare leaders cant stop there.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 28, 2024

2023 was a record year, with 114 data breaches of 100,000 or more records reported to The HIPAA Journal. Ransomware attacks make up the bulk of incidents seen today. North America is a particularly popular target for ransomware attacks, having experienced 315 of the healthcare sector’s 379 ransomware attacks last year.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 27, 2024

The healthcare sector has been a prime target for cyberattacks and data breaches over the last several years, which makes compliance with the Health Insurance Accountability and Portability Act (HIPAA) all the more important. Worse still, these breaches result in non-compliance with the guidelines established by HIPAA.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will update the HIPAA Security Rule in 2024 and will ask Congress for new laws and resources to increase civil money penalties for HIPAA violations, increase HIPAA enforcement, and conduct proactive audits.

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

By implementing thorough cybersecurity measures and adhering to regulatory compliance, healthcare providers can fortify their systems and ensure the confidentiality and integrity of critical health information. Personal health information (PHI) is especially vulnerable to ransomware and cyber attacks. billion and $2.45 billion and $2.45

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 9, 2022

Requirements to implement HIPAA safeguards appear more often in the text of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act than is often acknowledged. There is also a section relating to the Organization Requirements of the Privacy and Security Rules – both of which include further HIPAA safeguards.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dotty Bollinger, JD, Healthcare Compliance Consultant, Compliancy Group The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a settlement with Doctors’ Management Services after the healthcare vendor succumbed to a ransomware attack.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As 2022 unfolds, the security and compliance threats to organizations and healthcare practices look a lot like a repeat of 2021: more ransomware threats, recycling old scams and finding new flaws to exploit. . 2022 Security and Compliance Tips, Threats, and Trends – Ransomware on Repeat, Questionable QRs. We can help!

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Healthcare It News

MAY 2, 2024

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified on May 1 before both the House and Senate about the seismic February 21 cyberattack of UHG subsidiary Change Healthcare, which was infiltrated by the ALPHV ransomware gang. The particular ransomware attack made prime and backups inoperable.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Ransomware attacks continue to plague the healthcare industry. Recently, cybersecurity firm Trend Micro conducted a study to investigate the impact ransomware attacks are having on healthcare organizations. Trend Micro reports that 25% of all data breaches now involve ransomware.

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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. The Biggest HIPAA Breaches of 2022. The 12 biggest HIPAA breaches of 2022 affected almost 22.66 OneTouch Point – Ransomware Attack Involving 4.11

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

While it’s amazing to consider two breaches and ransomware incidents the size of Change Healthcare and Ascension could happen so closely together, it’s very clear that healthcare is a target and we need to massively increase our investment in security to show we’ve learned from these experiences.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 27, 2022

Here’s a roundup of recent HIPAA breach lawsuits and settlements. Lawsuits Increasing Following HIPAA Breaches – Facts and Figures. 35% of healthcare breaches involved ransomware attacks, vs. 20% in 2020. The average ransomware payment for healthcare was $875,784, about one-third less than the 2020 payment.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

We also discuss how to prevent cyberattacks in healthcare, including incorporating compliance software. Healthcare Cyberattack Statistics According to the FBI, in 2023, 249 cyberattacks (ransomware attacks) in the U.S. Ransomware : This system is akin to holding a victim hostage until someone pays a ransom.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 29, 2024

Chris Bowen, Founder and CISO, ClearDATA The recent $50 million initiative announced by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) can’t hurt in the ongoing battle against ransomware in the healthcare sector. Major organizations like Change Healthcare and Ascension have faced significant disruptions due to these breaches.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

All HIPAA covered entities must familiarize themselves with the HIPAA breach notification requirements and develop a breach response plan that can be implemented as soon as a breach of unsecured protected health information (PHI) is discovered. Summary of the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 25, 2024

UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, is currently facing an ongoing ransomware attack which has reverberated through healthcare systems and affected prescription deliveries. Phishing attacks, a common vector for ransomware infections, often exploit human vulnerabilities through deceptive emails and other communications.

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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). in 2011 that was settled for $100,000.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

2021 has been a tough year for the healthcare industry with huge numbers of data breaches occurring and vast numbers of healthcare records exposed as hackers stepped up their attacks on healthcare providers and ransomware actors ran riot. Lessons and Examples from 2021’s HIPAA Breaches and Fines. Host: Compliancy Group.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

The first is security: Ransomware attacks hit 67% of healthcare organizations in 2023, with the average payment reaching $4.4 Most importantly, organizations can demonstrate enhanced HIPAA compliance through detailed access logs and stronger authentication protocols. The second is efficiency: physicians spend 4.5

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Mike Donahue, Chief Delivery Officer, CloudWave The healthcare industry reported more ransomware attacks than any other critical infrastructure sector in 2023. For example, with a patient-centric approach, responsibilities extend to other teams as well, such as clinical staff, clinical engineering, compliance, etc.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The proposed changes aim to modernize regulations and impose stricter compliance measures to address the growing cybersecurity challenges. Protecting the full ecosystem is not just about individual compliance; its about safeguarding the continuity and trustworthiness of healthcare services for everyone.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2025

The following is a guest article by Mike Garzone, Security Compliance Practice Leader at Impact Advisors , and Marc Johnson, Director, Security Compliance Practice at Impact Advisors Experiencing a disruption is no longer a matter of if in healthcare delivery it is a matter of when. and results.

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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 Let’s Simplify Compliance Learn how to protect your business from breaches in our upcoming webinar!

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 3, 2025

In 1998, when the HIPAA Security Rule was first proposed, some of these terms did not exist. Since 2013, when the Security Rule was last updated, threat actor activity has become more and more common in the healthcare sector, where opportunities for bad actors to cause disruption through hacking, ransomware, malware, and other means abound.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 29, 2024

In 2023, the healthcare industry faced its toughest year, with over 124 million health records breached in a total of 725 hacking incidents, according to The HIPAA Journal. Jim Broome, President and CTO, DirectDefense It’s not a matter of if but when an organization will face a security incident.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 29, 2022

Eye Care’s myCare Integrity solution was hacked via a ransomware attack on December 4, 2021. . Let’s Simplify Compliance Cybersecurity and HIPAA go hand-in-hand. × HIPAA Compliance Simplified. The post Eye Care Leaders Breach: Ransomware Attack Claims New Victims appeared first on Compliancy Group.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Seymour, IN-based Schneck Medical Center has settled a lawsuit with the Indiana attorney general, Todd Rokita, over a 2021 ransomware attack and data breach that affected 89,707 Indiana residents. The post Schneck Medical Center Settles HIPAA Lawsuit with Indiana AG appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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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

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To many people’s surprise, the vibrant city of Dallas has recently descended into chaos as it grapples with the aftermath of a treacherous ransomware attack. As stated by HHS spokesperson Gabriela Sibori in an email response, an investigation is done with “every large breach reported by a HIPAA regulated entity.” Please Wait.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 31, 2025

Change Healthcare Ransomware is the name of the game. Change Healthcare was the victim of a ransomware attack in February 2024 in which the BlackCat/ALPHV ransomware group exfiltrated 190 million patient records. Ascension Health In another large-scale ransomware attack, Ascension Health was targeted by a Black Basta attack.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

Multiple studies have identified an increase in mortality rates at hospitals following ransomware attacks and other major cyber incidents. million records in 2021 due to a ransomware attack. The majority of those breaches were hacking incidents, many of which involved ransomware or attempted extortion.

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