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. Michael Medical Center (formerly Harrison Hospital), St. Anne Hospital (formerly Highline Hospital), St. Anthony Hospital, St.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Hospitals 94

HIPAA Journal

MAY 24, 2024

It has been more than 2 weeks since the ransomware attack on Ascension and its hospitals are still operating under emergency procedures, with staff working with pen and paper due to the inability to access electronic medical records. Law firms and Ascension patients have been working on that assumption.

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Hospitals Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 80

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 1, 2023

Mountain View Hospital, Idaho Falls Community Hospital, and several clinics in rural Idaho run by the same operator have been affected by a recent cyberattack. The cyberattack was detected on Memorial Day, and ambulances were diverted to other hospitals as a precaution.

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Hospitals Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Health Insurance 101

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Teijin Automotive Technologies Says Welfare Plan Data Compromised in December Ransomware Attack Teijin Automotive Technologies has recently confirmed the protected health information of 25,464 members of its welfare plan has potentially been accessed and stolen in a December 1, 2022, ransomware attack.

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Ransomware Health Insurance Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 96

HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On October 3, 2022, CommonSpirit Health experienced a data security incident that forced it to take systems offline, including its electronic medical record (EHR) and other critical IT systems. Hospitals in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Washington all stated that the incident has affected them.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Hospitals 84

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What is most concerning about attacks on healthcare organizations is that any of the four most common types of attacks (ransomware, supply chain attacks, cloud or business email compromise) can trigger serious consequences for the health of patients, even putting their lives at risk.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Telemedicine HIPAA 128

HIPAA Journal

JULY 20, 2023

Tampa General Hospital has recently confirmed that hackers gained access to its network and stole files containing the protected health information of up to 1.2 Tampa General Hospital confirmed that the hackers did not gain access to its electronic medical record system. million patients.

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Hospitals Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA 75

HIPAA Journal

JULY 25, 2022

Web applications have grown in popularity in healthcare in recent years and are used for patient portals, electronic medical record systems, scheduling appointments, accessing test results, patient monitoring, online pharmacies, dental CAD systems, inventory management, and more. DDoS attacks are also conducted by hacktivists.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware COVID-19 HIPAA 134

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2022

One notable breach is a ransomware attack on the HIPAA business associate, Professional Finance Company. North Broward Hospital District (Broward Health). Cyberattack through the office of 3rd party medical provider. Ransomware attack on EHR provider (Eye Care Leaders). Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack.

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HIPAA Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Compliance 130

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 31, 2022

This method of attack is becoming more common, where data is stolen, deleted, and then threats are issued to publish or sell the data if payment is not made to the attackers, but files are not encrypted using ransomware. Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network Notifies Patients About 2021 Cyberattack.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Health Insurance 120

Health Care Performance

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

CommonSpirit hospitals reported IT issues on October 3 rd with a response that included taking systems offline, including their electronic medical records. CommonSpirit has 140 hospitals in 21 states. According to Healthcaredive.com, based on website information, hospitals in seven states have been impacted.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Compliance 52

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2021

" Hospital at home. Another lesson Burchett learned was big: Hospital-level care can indeed be provided in the home. "We were able to serve more than 5,000 patients in our hospital-at-home service," he reported. Dealing with a ransomware attack.

COVID-19 203

COVID-19 Ransomware Hospitals Telemedicine 203

Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 20, 2024

million, 2-year corrective action plan (CAP) resolution with New York-based Montefiore Medical Center over potential HIPAA Security Rule violations. The settlement is the third ransomware settlement entered into by OCR. OCR imposed the ransomware civil monetary penalty for potential HIPAA Security Rule violations.

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Ransomware HIPAA Fraud Electronic Medical Records 52

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

In response to an alarming increase in cyberattacks on New York hospitals, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced new cybersecurity measures had been proposed for New York hospitals , which are expected to be finalized in the first half of 2024.

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Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 128

HIPAA Journal

MAY 30, 2023

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Investigating Royal Ransomware Attack Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers in Illinois has launched an investigation into a cyberattack that the Royal ransomware group has claimed responsibility for. Norton did not state whether ransomware was used in the attack.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Hospitals 92

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 21, 2022

17 breaches of 10,000 or more records were reported to OCR in November, five of which involved more than half a million records and three incidents involved the impermissible disclosure of more than 1 million records. The records of 2,216,365 patients were exposed and potentially stolen. Doctors’ Center Hospital.

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Ransomware HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Doctors 106

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Across hospital settings, IT infrastructure has not kept pace with ultrasound innovation. Despite the many benefits of POCUS, the opportunity for wider implementation is hindered because today’s POCUS tools do not seamlessly integrate with existing hospital IT infrastructure. In other words, they can’t protect what they don’t see.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Hospitals HIPAA 111

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2023

Cyberattacks such as this often involve ransomware, although it is unclear if ransomware was used in this attack. TMH confirmed that its electronic medical record system was not accessed in the attack. TMH did not share further information on the exact nature of the attack.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Health Insurance HIPAA 95

Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 14, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul stresses the importance of increased hospital cybersecurity, proposing tighter regulations. New York has already set aside $500 million for compliance efforts that hospitals across the state can apply to receive a share of. Executives at large hospitals, such as Northwell Health, have already commented.

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services Hospitals Electronic Medical Records 52

HIT Consultant

JUNE 19, 2024

Additionally, slow or unavailable e-prescription applications can delay medication delivery, affecting treatment plans and potentially leading to revenue loss for hospitals. In the event of a ransomware attack or data breach, they can retroactively analyze stored network data to determine how their system was compromised.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Hospitals Doctors 97

Compliancy Group

JULY 20, 2023

Tampa General Hospital’s recent revelation is nothing short of a modern-day heist, as cunning hackers managed to infiltrate their network and make off with the valuable treasure trove that is the protected health information of approximately 1.2 It appears this was no ordinary plundering but rather an attempted ransomware attack.

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Electronic Medical Records Hospitals HIPAA Ransomware 52

Health Populi

APRIL 30, 2018

The health industry, especially hospitals, enjoy a relatively high level of trust, I pointed out last week in my look into health-specific data generated in the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer. For hospitals to maintain this high degree of goodwill, they must do better as savvy and switched-on health data stewards on behalf of their patients.

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Ransomware Hospitals Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 59

AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. HIPAA and HITECH is for all health care organizations falling under the definition as a Covered Entity, from solo practices to larger clinics and hospital medical networks to health plans and clearinghouses. Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law.

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Electronic Medical Records 99

YouCompli

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Ransomware, phishing, and cyberattacks are in the news frequently now that hackers have targeted the healthcare community. IT often recommends the adoption of certain tools and technologies that impact your electronic medical records. Information Technology and Information Security.

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Compliance Compliance Officers Nurses Overpayments 52

AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. HIPAA and HITECH is for all health care organizations falling under the definition as a Covered Entity, from solo practices to larger clinics and hospital medical networks to health plans and clearinghouses. Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law.

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Electronic Medical Records 52

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

18 healthcare data breaches of 10,000 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights in August 2022, which have been summarized in the table below. It should be noted that the exact nature of the data breach is not always reported by the breached entity, such as if ransomware was used to encrypt files. Health Plan.

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Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance. CMS has cited 69 hospitals for noncompliance with worker vaccine mandate. Hospital revenues plummet. Is It Finally Time for Hospital-at-Home or is Time Up? Ransomware spurs weeks, months of IT downtime. Providers urge FTC to probe PBM practices.

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COVID-19 Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses 40

Hall Render

MAY 31, 2024

Vincent Named President of the Association of Black Cardiologists Arkansas Children’s Hires Morse as Chief Administrator for ACNW Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals partners raise $5.4

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Nursing Homes Nurses Hospitals Medicaid 40

Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, AHCA warn CMS against unfunded nursing home staffing mandates AHA to Congress: Funding rural hospitals is critical for access AHA-supported bill to aid small rural hospitals reintroduced in Senate Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency CVS-branded hospitals?

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40