HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 27, 2023

This is the third article in the ‘Benefits of HIPAA’ series, this time around exploring how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its subsequent amendments have benefited patients. A World of Change for Patients It has now been 27 years since HIPAA was signed into law by President Clinton.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 15, 2023

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigates all reported breaches of the protected health information of 500 or more individuals and some smaller breaches to determine if the breach was caused by the failure to comply with the HIPAA Rules.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 20, 2022

Several healthcare providers submitted breach reports in June 2022 due to the ransomware attack on the HIPAA business associate, Eye Care Leaders. At least 37 healthcare providers are now known to have been affected by that ransomware attack and more than 3 million records are known to have been exposed in the attack. No information.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell, MT, has recently started notifying certain patients that hackers gained access to a file server that housed patient information in “a highly sophisticated criminal attack.”. The intrusion was limited to a single file server and its electronic medical records were not compromised.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 2, 2022

Ultimately, your vendor’s vulnerabilities are your vulnerabilities, which is why HIPAA emphasizes the importance of business associate compliance. Business associate vendors must be compliant with HIPAA standards. So how do you ensure that you are choosing HIPAA compliant vendors? What Makes a Vendor HIPAA Compliant?

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 28, 2023

Generative artificial intelligence chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT are attractive tools for clinicians as they can be used to automate repetitive administrative tasks such as producing medical notes for electronic medical records, saving considerable time. Crucially, Amazon’s offering is HIPAA-eligible.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 5, 2022

Arlington Skin Notifies 17,468 Patients About Electronic Medical Record Data Breach. VPN Solutions managed the electronic medical records of patients of Arlington Skin via the Allscripts practice management solution and electronic medical records platform. Dr. Michelle A.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 19, 2022

Immediate intervention following an instance of unauthorized access to protected health information (PHI) by a healthcare employee is 95% effective at preventing repeat offenses, according to a new study published in JAMA Open Network. A group of 219 employees was randomly selected and received an email warning on the night of their access.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

He has led digital transformations for healthcare and other industries by implementing a cloud-based, HIPAA-compliant platform that centralized business intelligence, streamlined billing, and automated FP&A processes.

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Sharps Compliance

JANUARY 19, 2022

All healthcare providers and their business associates have an ethical and legal obligation to follow the provisions under The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA rules went into effect in 2003. Continue reading HIPAA-Compliant Waste Management at Sharps Compliance Blog.

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Compliancy Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Federal healthcare compliance involves following regulations that cover various aspects of healthcare delivery, including treatments, prescribing medications, maintaining electronic medical records (EMRs), and protecting communication technologies from cyber threats and attacks.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 9, 2022

Aesto Health, a Birmingham, AL-based software company that provides solutions to help healthcare enterprises and medical providers exchange, organize, and protect patient information, has announced it recently experienced a cyberattack that caused disruption to certain internal IT systems.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 13, 2022

Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) in Arizona has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack in April in which the attackers obtained the protected health information of approximately 700,000 current and former patients. YRMC said its electronic medical record system was not accessed.

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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

MARCH 17, 2022

Duncan Regional Hospital said the hackers did not gain access to its electronic medical record system but did access parts of the network where files containing patient data were stored. The post Central Indiana Orthopedics & Duncan Regional Hospital Report 80K-Record Data Breaches appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2022

One notable breach is a ransomware attack on the HIPAA business associate, Professional Finance Company. That one breach alone affected 657 HIPAA-covered entities, and only a few of those entities have reported the breach so far. Location of Breached Protected Health Information. Where are the Data Breaches Occurring?

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 19, 2023

Kaiser Permanente has been fined $450,000 by the California Department of Managed Care (CDMC) for impermissibly disclosing the confidential and protected health information (PHI) of up to 167,095 health plan members. ” The post Kaiser Permanente Fined $450,000 for CMIA Violations Due to Mailing Error appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 14, 2022

Capital Region Medical Center (CRMC) in Jefferson City, MO has recently confirmed patient information was accessed by unauthorized individuals in a December 2021 cyberattack that took its network and phone systems offline for several days. CRMC said it has found no evidence to date to indicate any patient information has been misused.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

That process concluded on February 25, 2022, when it was confirmed that files containing the personal and protected health information of plan members had been exfiltrated from its network. While it was confirmed that files were exfiltrated from its systems, LEHB said it is unaware of any actual or attempted misuse of members’ information.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 9, 2022

Over 500,000 individuals have been affected by cyberattacks on Norwood Clinic, PracticeMax, Central Indiana Orthopedics, and an unauthorized electronic medical record incident at Ascension Michigan. The potentially compromised data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and limited health information.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2023

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

In the post-COVID world, many healthcare organizations have ramped up their telehealth services and use of electronic medical records (EMRs). With cybersecurity being more critical than ever, organizations must take steps to safeguard patient information and their information systems.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 15, 2022

The incident involved the exposure and potential theft of the protected health information of 318,400 patients, including names, addresses, birth dates patient account numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance information, testing, diagnostic, treatment, and claims information.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 16, 2022

The Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative was launched to pursue cases against government contractors that knowingly used deficient cybersecurity products and services which put information systems at risk, as well as failures to report cybersecurity incidents. Air Force to operate medical services at U.S. Department of State and the U.S.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2023

Montgomery General Hospital engaged a third-party security firm to assist with the investigation to determine the extent of the breach and has confirmed that its cloud-based electronic medical record system was not affected.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 4, 2024

Gaia Software Gaia Software, a provider of electronic medical record and billing management software services to Americare Renal Center, has mailed notification letters to patients whose protected health information was compromised in a February 2024 cyberattack.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 31, 2022

Salida, CO-based First Street Family Health has suffered a destructive cyberattack, in which files containing patient information were exfiltrated and then deleted from its systems. No evidence was found to indicate those records were stolen. The unauthorized access was blocked on July 16.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

One Brooklyn Health System is currently dealing with a cyberattack that has caused disruption at its three hospitals – Interfaith Medical Center, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. Patient Information Stolen in Dallam Hartley Counties Hospital District Cyberattack.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 5, 2023

Available on Android and iOS and equipped with tools to promote healthy lifestyles, the Patientory app aggregates medical information and easily integrates with popular mobile apps and wearables to showcase users’ vitals in a uniform dashboard. What You Should Know: Patientory Inc. , Founder and CEO Chrissa McFarlane.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 7, 2022

healthcare and public health sector and have been encrypting servers that support electronic medical record systems and diagnostic, imaging, and intranet services. The post Feds Warn of Threat of Maui Ransomware Attacks By North Korean State-Sponsored Hackers appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 31, 2023

Electronic medical records (EMR) have become the norm as the healthcare industry continues to digitize. EMRs facilitate the secure sharing of patient health information (PHI) between healthcare providers, leading to better healthcare outcomes. Sending medical records via email also poses a risk to HIPAA compliance.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 16, 2022

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has confirmed that the protected health information of 1,290,104 patients was compromised in a data breach at its electronic medical record vendor, Eye Care Leaders. Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness Reports Medical Record Breach.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Connexin Software does business as Office Practicum and is a provider of electronic medical records and practice management software for pediatric practices. The forensic investigation confirmed the threat actor behind the attack exfiltrated files containing protected health information.

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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

DECEMBER 9, 2022

CommonSpirit Health has confirmed that the protected health information of at least 623,774 patients was exposed and potentially stolen in its October 2022 ransomware attack. A preliminary review was conducted to determine the types of information affected, which was completed on November 8, 2021.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In March 2018, LifeBridge Health discovered a malware infection that provided unauthorized individuals with access to a server that hosted its electronic medical records, patient registration, and billing systems. Million Settlement to Resolve 2016 Data Breach Claims appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 23, 2022

Any medical data stored in the cloud is accessible from multiple locations. So, anything ranging from a patient’s personal health information (PHI) to a clinician or doctor’s digital identity is a lot more vulnerable to cyberattacks. For example, a doctor uses their digital identity to log into a patient’s medical record.

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