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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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Licensing HIPAA 126

HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2022

University Pediatric Dentistry in Buffalo, NY, has started notifying 6,843 patients that some of their protected health information has been exposed in an email security incident. A limited number of patients also had financial account information exposed.

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Licensing Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Hospitals 121

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.

Electronic Medical Records 114

Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Health Insurance HIPAA 114

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.

Electronic Medical Records 133

Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Ransomware HIPAA 133

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.

Electronic Medical Records 101

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing Nurses 101

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Azura Vascular Care, a Pennsylvania-based operator of 70 outpatient vascular centers and ambulatory surgery centers in 25 states and Puerto Rico, notified the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights last month about a cybersecurity incident involving the protected health information of 348,000 patients. The incident was detected on November 9, 2023.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Licensing Health Insurance 95

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Luke’s Health has recently notified 16,906 patients that some of their protected health information has been exposed in a security incident at a vendor that provides consulting services. The protected health information of 20,526 employees of Wenco Management, LLC, has been exposed and potentially obtained by unauthorized individuals.

Electronic Medical Records 81

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Licensing 81

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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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance HIPAA Licensing 142

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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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 142

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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Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Fraud 128

Compliancy Group

JUNE 7, 2024

They recommend implementing the onboarding process in three phrases: Phase One : After-offer administrative steps like checking for required licenses, conducting background checks, applications for hospital privileges (if applicable), and enrolling in employee benefits plans.

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

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 8, 2023

Paul Hoffman – has had his access to the electronic medical record system terminated. The types of information accessed included names, demographic information, and treatment information. The types of information accessed included names, demographic information, and treatment information.

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Electronic Medical Records Doctors Fraud HIPAA 77

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.

Electronic Medical Records 98

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Compliance COVID-19 98

Provider Trust

JULY 25, 2022

One challenge in monitoring ordering/prescribing physicians is acquiring information like NPI, names, and social security numbers (SSN). Establishing cross-departmental workflow and seeking assistance from various teams can help you acquire this information. Acquiring license information about providers can be difficult.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

HHS says the protected health information of up to 9,972 patients was stored on the compromised systems, and included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and medical information. The website was operated by vendor Intermap Holdings.

Ransomware 115

Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 115

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.

Electronic Medical Records 114

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Licensing 114

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 8, 2022

Further information has been released on two cyberattacks on healthcare organizations: Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine and Behavioral Health Group. The investigation confirmed that the electronic medical record system was not affected, but files containing patients’ protected health information had been exfiltrated from its systems.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 91

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

in Iowa has recently confirmed that it was affected by the data breach at the electronic medical record provider, Eye Care Leaders. The attack exposed the protected health information of 542,776 current and former Wolfe Clinic patients. Wolfe Clinic, P.C The Hive ransomware gang claimed responsibility for the attack.

Electronic Medical Records 79

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Fraud HIPAA 79

Healthcare IT Today

MAY 3, 2024

.” Community Health Network, an Indiana -based health system focused on putting patients first while offering a full continuum of healthcare services, world-class innovations, and a focus on population health management, recently licensed the Praia Health Consumer Platform for implementation in 2024.

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Electronic Medical Records Licensing Hospitals 110

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2022

Unauthorized individuals gained access to systems at Kaye-Smith, which contained information such as patient names, insured names, addresses, phone numbers, ID numbers, dates of birth, descriptions of services, amounts billed, outstanding balances, payment due dates, account statuses, and the last five digits of Social Security numbers.

Electronic Medical Records 58

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Licensing 58

Compliancy Group

JANUARY 6, 2022

Healthcare information management company Ciox announced they have begun notifying business associates following an employee email breach of protected health information (PHI) affecting the patients of at least 32 healthcare providers nationwide. What We Know About the Ciox Vendor Email Breach.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Compliance Hospitals 52

Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 3, 2024

Further, if you go looking for this information today, Google and Bing tell you about this 80%, not what the actual premium-to-benefit ratio is today. Originally, this information came from the Insurance Information Institute. What do we do about this?

Health Insurance 71

Health Insurance ACA Doctors Fraud 71

YouCompli

DECEMBER 14, 2022

I’ve seen a very broad spectrum of relationships with physicians and licensed independent practitioners (LIPs) over the past 20 years. Information Technology and Information Security. Information technology and information security departments are instrumental in protecting the organization’s data assets.

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Compliance Compliance Officers Nurses Overpayments 52

AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Case #1 : A 56-year-old man being treated for hypertension and diabetes requested a copy of his medical records before moving to a different state. The clinic staff gathered the necessary information, and before providing it to the patient, left the file on a physician’s desk for review. Read the article in full.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals Compliance Nurses 59

Total HIPAA

MARCH 29, 2023

In this blog post, we review nine email encryption vendors ( Barracuda, Egress, Hushmail, Indentillect, LuxSci, MailHippo, NeoCertified, Protected Trust, ProtonMail, Rmail, & Virtru ) who provide HIPAA compliant email encryption services that will keep your information safe when in transit.

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HIPAA Compliance Licensing COVID-19 52

Total HIPAA

APRIL 20, 2020

In this blog post, we review nine email encryption vendors ( Barracuda, Egress, Hushmail, Indentillect, MailHippo, LuxSci, Protected Trust, Rmail, & Virtru ) who provide HIPAA compliant email encryption services that will keep your information safe when in transit. All of these products offer similar features and price points.

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HIPAA Compliance COVID-19 Licensing 59

HIT Consultant

JULY 18, 2022

For years electronic medical records, messaging systems, and other technologies have only increased physician burnout. Information overload is a contributing factor to health worker burnout. Justin Norden, MD, MBA, Partner at GSR Ventures. L ynn Carroll, Chief Operating Officer at HSBlox.

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Electronic Medical Records Doctors Hospitals COVID-19 98

Hall Render

MAY 31, 2024

Jeff Landry signs bills Tuesday about health, economy, New Orleans water board MAINE Maine Medical Center To Open New Eight-Story Tower In Portland, Maine Northern Light shared private medical information with Facebook, lawsuit says MaineHealth CFO announces retirement Record numbers of nursing homes are shutting down in New England Gov.

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