Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Eric Jimenez, CIO at Artesia General Hospital in Artesia, New Mexico. NYU Langone Health experienced explosive growth in telehealth visits, online appointment booking, online physician finding, remote patient monitoring, and connecting via video inside the hospital when visitors could not be accommodated.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 7, 2023

DoppelPaymer ransomware first appeared in 2019. Since then, the ransomware has been used in dozens of attacks on critical infrastructure organizations and industries, and private companies. The ransomware is based on BitPaymer ransomware, which is part of the Dridex malware family.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 10, 2023

McPherson Hospital – Ransomware Attack McPherson Hospital in Kansas has recently issued notification letters to 19,020 patients to alert them about a July 2022 ransomware attack. McPherson Hospital said its technical safeguards have been reviewed and enhanced to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and system vulnerabilities have emerged as major disruptors, threatening sensitive patient information and the very foundation of patient care. Identity theft, fraud, and long-term financial harm are just a few examples of the personal fallout patients may face following a data breach.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2025

The Rhysida ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack and has added Sunflower Medical Group to its data leak site. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Technical safeguards have also been enhanced to prevent similar incidents in the future.

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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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HIT Consultant

MARCH 4, 2025

AI is even embedded in malware and ransomware, allowing these threats to evolve dynamically. Were also seeing AI voice cloning used in fraud campaigns targeting help desks and even doctors. When hospitals are financially constrained, its hard to attract top-tier cybersecurity talent.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 7, 2024

These attacks most often lead to trojan horses, including ransomware, that are presently targeting the healthcare sector. As one of the most active ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) threat actors today, Black Basta has set its sights on the healthcare sector, claiming responsibility for the recent attack on St.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 12, 2025

Recent breaches in 2024, such as the theft of 300 million NHS records and high-profile ransomware attacks targeting healthcare organizations, underscore the growing demand for this data. AI-generated identity fraud, including deepfakes, and other sophisticated tactics are making traditional security systems obsolete.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Salud Family Health Provides Update on September 2022 Ransomware Attack. The breach was reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights using a placeholder of 501 and that figure has yet to be updated on the OCR breach portal; however, the threat actor behind the attack – the Lorenz ransomware group – has dumped a sample of the files online.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2023

Ransomware and phishing continue to be the biggest cybersecurity concerns for healthcare organizations according to the February 2023 Current and Emerging Healthcare Cyber Threat Landscape report from Health-ISAC. Ransomware was the biggest concern for 2022 and 2023 with phishing and spear phishing in second.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 24, 2022

A representative for the health district said this was not a ransomware attack. Chelan Douglas Health District said it is unaware of any cases of identity fraud or other misuse of patient data. East Tennessee Children’s Hospital Investigating Security Breach.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

The theft of protected health information places patients and health plan members at risk of identity theft and fraud, but by far the biggest concern is the threat to patient safety. Multiple studies have identified an increase in mortality rates at hospitals following ransomware attacks and other major cyber incidents.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 27, 2022

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. 82% of ransomware attacks claimed to have removed data before encryption. South Shore Hospital (Chicago). Partnership Health Plan (California) .

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2022

Other findings in the report included: Ransomware-related data breaches have doubled in each of the past two years. At the current rate, ransomware attacks will surpass phishing as the number one root cause of data compromises in 2022. We may look back at 2021 as the year when we moved from the era of identity theft to identity fraud.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

Another lawsuit has been filed against CommonSpirit Health over its 2022 ransomware attack and data breach that alleges the nation’s largest catholic health system failed to implement reasonable and appropriate safeguards to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive patient data. Koch and his children received medical care at St.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Hospitals, doctors’ offices, and local clinics are all home to vast amounts of sensitive patient and employee data. Hospitals alone store about 50 petabytes of sensitive data every year. In order to operate seamlessly and provide the best care possible, these healthcare havens need to ensure that their IT stack is robust.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

Healthcare is the number one type of data hackers set their sites on, and healthcare identity fraud is prevalent. For example, a report from Sophos found that 66% of healthcare organizations reported ransomware attacks last year, jumping from 34% in 2020. Daniel dos Santos, Head of Security Research at Forescout Technologies.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2022

OneTouch Point – Ransomware Attack Involving 4.11 Hackers had gained access to its network and used ransomware to encrypt files, with that information also potentially stolen in the attack. Professional Finance Company – Ransomware Attack Involving 1.92 Doctors’ Center Hospital – Ransomware Attack Involving 1.2

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2024

For a healthcare entity, the data and information are viewed as extremely valuable as it includes PII as well as other health information that can be used for insurance fraud and identity theft. Troy serves clients in a variety of industries including communications and media, technology, health care, and higher education.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

Ransomware also leads to significant disruptions in patient care, with 64% of organizations reporting procedure or test delays as a direct result, and 59% citing extended patient stays. This is due to the fact that predicting whether fraud is possible requires context.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 13, 2023

Here are seven identified cybersecurity vulnerabilities that can reveal a patient’s data and expose these healthcare organizations to fraud and fines: Limited budgets. Ransomware. Hospitals are major targets because of the higher probability administrators will pay the ransom. Phishing scams.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The stolen data is often used to commit fraud, identity and intellectual theft, espionage, blackmail, extortion, etc., A strong mobile-first approach to security can help you to be proactive and immediately spot suspicious activity, prevent account takeovers, and even stop fraud before it can occur. and sadly, often cannot be replaced.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Unlike credit card numbers, which can be quickly canceled, medical information remains useful for years, offering opportunities for identity theft, fraud, and even blackmail. Department of Health and Human Services, ransomware attacks in the healthcare sector have risen by a staggering 264%. According to the U.S. healthcare services.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 18, 2023

2023 New York Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach LLP $200,000 61,438 Ransomware attack and data breach Violation of 17 provisions of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules 2023 Pennsylvania DNA Diagnostics Center $200,000 33,000 Stolen database containing 2.1 2023 Ohio DNA Diagnostics Center $200,000 12,600 Stolen database containing 2.1

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

With the advent of ransomware-as-a-service combined with a lack of resources to investigate attacks in-house for healthcare organizations, elaborate and devastating cyber attacks against healthcare, specifically through business communication channels are likely to increase in scale and sophistication. . About Rusty Carter.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 27, 2023

Norton Healthcare, a Kentucky-based operator of more than 140 clinics and hospitals in Kentucky and Southern Indiana, is facing a class action lawsuit over a May 2023 cyberattack and data breach.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 15, 2024

regulators sued for fraud, citing neglected cybersecurity and severe vulnerabilities. Many healthcare organizations have focused on threats that directly target the organization, such as the wave of ransomware attacks that have made headlines repeatedly. So, what lies ahead? Look to SolarWinds. The SolarWinds breach infiltrated U.S.

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MedTrainer

JULY 21, 2022

However, unauthorized access is causing more than just identity fraud. In January of 2018, Hancock Health of Indiana experienced a serious ransomware attack that forced their entire network to shut down. Why Are Hospitals Targeted? Since 2020, approximately 113 million people have been impacted by healthcare data breaches.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

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. Does your organization have materials for patient education and risks of identity theft and medical fraud?

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Healthcare Law Blog

JULY 5, 2022

As always, with technology comes data, and experts weighed in on issues like data use, licensing, aggregation, new rules on information blocking, ransomware attacks/cyber insurance, and preparing for disasters, whether natural or human-made. Regulatory and Enforcement Environment. Antitrust and Labor Relations.

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Hall Render

MAY 20, 2022

AHA responds to report on hospitals’ requested price hikes to insurers. Nonprofit hospital margins to remain weak through Q2, Fitch says. Nonprofit hospitals squeezed by pricier labor, investment losses in Q1. OIG: 25% of Medicare hospital patients experienced harm pre-pandemic. Arkansas Gets $3.9M

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Hall Render

MAY 13, 2022

340B hospitals amplify loss projections as more drugmakers unveil restrictions. Alabama hospitals were just ranked for safety: See how yours fared. IV contrast shortage impacting Alabama hospitals. Alabama hospital rationing medical supplies due to COVID disruptions in China. California hospital receives $25M gift.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The following is a guest article by Donna Thiel, Chief Compliance Officer at ProviderTrust. Although there may be numerous benefits to using telehealth services, patients and providers should also consider the substantial telehealth risks involved.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

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. Does your organization have materials for patient education and risks of identity theft and medical fraud?

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Credit card companies monitor for fraud and rapidly block cards and accounts if suspicious activity is detected, but misuse of healthcare data is harder to identify and can be misused in many ways before any malicious activity is detected. Many of the hacking incidents now being reported by healthcare providers involve the use of ransomware.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 25, 2024

In February 2024, the Change Healthcare ransomware attack shut down healthcare billing and authorization systems for providers across the nation, substantially impacting business systems, finances and patient care. Mike Harris, Sr. Manager of Business Development for ELATEC Inc.

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