Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 3, 2024

Nobody really knows or cares what health care costs, because they aren’t paying. He further asserts that on average, only 53% of your health insurance premiums get returned to you as benefits. However, the ACA states “…an insurance company must assign 80% of their premiums to activities that develop the healthcare sector.”

Health Insurance 80

Health Insurance ACA Doctors Fraud 80

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 1, 2025

A comprehensive and time-intensive review of the affected accounts was recently concluded, and it was confirmed that names, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, bank account information, payment card information, dates of birth, medical information, and health insurance information were stored in the accounts.

Licensing 72

Licensing HIPAA Health Insurance 72

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2025

The file review confirmed that the types of data compromised in the cyberattack included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, medical information, and health insurance information.

Department of Veterans Affairs 82

Department of Veterans Affairs Licensing Ransomware Fraud 82

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

"Care Medical’s healthcare services are not billed to your health insurance, and will not count towards your deductible," explained Amazon Care's FAQ section. or Android 6.0+, and be enrolled in an Amazon-sponsored health insurance. All fees associated with COVID-19 will be waived. THE LARGER TREND.

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COVID-19 Licensing Health Insurance Nurses 185

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2025

The data review was completed on February 13, 2025, and confirmed that names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical information, treatment information, healthcare provider information, and health insurance information had been exposed.

Ransomware 69

Ransomware HIPAA Licensing Health Insurance 69

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 2, 2025

SimonMed said several steps have been taken to improve security as a result of the incident, including enhancing multifactor authentication, resetting passwords, implementing endpoint detection and response monitoring, and removing all third-party vendor direct access to systems within SimonMeds environment and all associated tools.

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Ransomware Licensing HIPAA Health Insurance 54

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The goal is to implement spending caps on hospitals, physician groups, and health insurers, with the expectation that these savings will ultimately benefit consumers. Ensure that whatever strategy you select makes it easy to recover that data when needed and without unnecessary licensing, egress or other costs.

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Ransomware Licensing Health Insurance Hospitals 104

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 10, 2022

The files exfiltrated from its systems included the protected health information of patients. Individuals whose Social Security number, driver’s license, state identification number, or financial account information may have been involved have been offered complimentary credit monitoring services.

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Ransomware Licensing Health Insurance HIPAA 140

HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The exposed information included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, clinical/diagnosis information, health insurance member ID numbers, medical record numbers, and Medicare or Medicaid numbers.

Health Insurance 136

Health Insurance Licensing Fraud HIPAA 136

Health Populi

MAY 21, 2020

Nearly every respondent in the study reported having health insurance coverage. Among those covered with insurance, one-half had employer-sponsored insurance, 1 in 4 Medicare, and 13%, individual cover. Another 8% had Medicaid or a state health insurance program.

COVID-19 161

COVID-19 Doctors Health Insurance Medicare 161

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 26, 2021

Medgate's round-the-clock online treatment programme connects patients to licensed specialist doctors; provides e-prescriptions, laboratory requests and certificate of medical teleconsultation; and facilitates medicine delivery. World governments have also delivered telehealth services, free of charge, for their citizens.

Telemedicine 180

Telemedicine COVID-19 Doctors Licensing 180

HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2022

Individuals who had their Social Security numbers or driver’s license numbers exposed have been offered complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services. A limited number of patients also had financial account information exposed. A limited number of patients also had financial account information exposed.

Licensing 117

Licensing Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Hospitals 117

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 25, 2025

A minority of the affected individuals had their Social Security numbers and/or drivers license numbers exposed.Individual notification letters are now being mailed to the affected individuals, and complimentary credit monitoring and identity theft protection services have been offered to individuals whose Social Security numbers were involved.

Ransomware 57

Ransomware HIPAA Licensing Health Insurance 57

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 25, 2022

AHA discovered the email breach in early September 2021 and determined on December 2, 2021, that files containing the protected health information of its healthcare provider clients had been accessed. UMC was a victim of a REvil ransomware attack in June 2021 that resulted in the theft of the protected health information of 1.3

Health Insurance 120

Health Insurance Licensing Ransomware Fraud 120

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The review of the compromised email accounts confirmed they contain information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers, state identification card numbers, financial account numbers, usernames and passwords, payment card information, medical histories, and health insurance information.

HIPAA 114

HIPAA Licensing Health Insurance Fraud 114

Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 26, 2025

As the sector adapts, telehealth providers must navigate new compliance challenges, particularly regarding controlled substances, data privacy, and multi-state licensing. While telehealth is federally recognized, each state maintains its own set of rules governing online prescribing , provider licensing, and telehealth modalities.

FDA 52

FDA Compliance Licensing Fraud 52

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The information potentially compromised in the attack included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical diagnoses, treatment information, and health insurance information. Vendor Email Account Breach Affects Over 6,000 Memorial Hermann Health System Patients.

Electronic Medical Records 125

Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Licensing HIPAA 125

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 25, 2024

The exposed and stolen data included contact information, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial information, health insurance information, medical records, medical histories, diagnoses/conditions, and health insurance information.

Fraud 120

Fraud Health Insurance HIPAA Licensing 120

HIPAA Journal

JULY 14, 2022

The affected email accounts included names, Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, financial account information, usernames and passwords, passport numbers, biometric data, medical information, health insurance information, electronic/digital signatures, and employer-assigned identification numbers.

Licensing 117

Licensing Health Insurance Ransomware HIPAA 117

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

For patients, the affected information included name, address, email, phone number(s), birth date, Social Security number, driver’s license number, health insurance policy information, treatment information including radiographic images, medical record number, account number, and health conditions.

Licensing 107

Licensing Ransomware Health Insurance HIPAA 107

Bill of Health

APRIL 4, 2024

The main federal health privacy law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) applies only to “covered entities” like health insurers, claims- processing clearinghouses, and health care providers and their business associates, and only to a subset of protected health care information.

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FDA Malpractice Regulatory Compliance Health Insurance 288

Bill of Health

JUNE 15, 2023

Both Lilly and Novo invoked the unconstitutional conditions doctrine, which they argued prohibited the government from requiring them to relinquish their property without just compensation as a condition of participating in federal health-insurance programs. Both courts pointed to the Supreme Court’s decision in Ruckelhaus v.

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Medicare Medicare Medicaid Medicaid 195

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2023

While there have been no reported instances of misuse of patient data, OU Health could not rule out unauthorized access to patient data. Notification letters were mailed to the affected individuals on March 24, 2023.

Hospitals 123

Hospitals Ransomware Licensing Health Insurance 123

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Those emails contained patient information such as names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical information, health insurance information, driver’s license numbers, and state ID numbers. The information exposed varied from patient to patient. Notification letters were sent to all affected individuals in August.

Licensing 119

Licensing Health Insurance Fraud HIPAA 119

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Department of Justice announced this past Friday that it had charged four people, one of whom is a licensed physician, in an international telehealth fraud and kickback scheme. WHY IT MATTERS.

Fraud 175

Fraud Telemedicine Nurses Licensing 175

HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2023

COARC said the types of information involved included names and one or more of the following: address, social security number, financial account, credit card information, medical information, student information, driver’s license, and passport number.

Ransomware 121

Ransomware Licensing Health Insurance HIPAA 121

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 18, 2022

Country Medical Services had run the hospital for 9 years; however, an investigation by the state Department of Health identified almost 3 dozen potential violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, as the hospital was unable to provide emergency services.

Licensing 126

Licensing HIPAA Hospitals Health Insurance 126

HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2023

The accounts subjected to unauthorized access included information such as names, birthdates, addresses, health insurance member ID numbers, service dates, provider names, claim details, and group names and numbers. No Social Security numbers, financial information, or driver’s license numbers were exposed.

Licensing 114

Licensing Health Insurance Hospitals HIPAA 114

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Third-party forensics experts were engaged to investigate the breach and determined that its systems were compromised between September 1, 2023, and September 5, 2023, and during that time, files were exfiltrated that contained personal and protected health information.

Ransomware 114

Ransomware Licensing Health Insurance HIPAA 114

HIPAA Journal

MAY 9, 2022

A review of the email account revealed it contained the protected health information of 59,872 individuals, such as full names, birth dates, medical treatment and/or conditions information, health insurance claims and/or application information, health insurance policy and/or subscriber numbers, and medical record numbers.

ADA 106

ADA Licensing Health Insurance HIPAA 106

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 14, 2022

CRMC said at this stage of the investigation it does not appear that the attackers gained access to its electronic medical record database; however, the files accessed or potentially accessed by the attackers included information such as patient names, addresses, birth dates, medical information, and health insurance information.

Electronic Medical Records 142

Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance HIPAA Licensing 142

HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2024

A review was conducted to determine the types of data involved and confirmed that the downloaded data included names, insurance identification numbers, claims/coverage information, and health information. No Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, or financial account information were accessed or downloaded.

Licensing 122

Licensing HIPAA Health Insurance 122

HIPAA Journal

MAY 24, 2022

While PHC did not state the nature of the cyberattack in its breach notification, the Hive ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for the attack and alleges around 400 GB of files were stolen, a sample of which was temporarily uploaded to the group’s data leak site.

Ransomware 140

Ransomware Licensing HIPAA Health Insurance 140

HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2022

Notification letters were mailed on February 22, 2022, and complimentary credit monitoring and identity protection services have been offered to individuals whose Social Security number or driver’s license number was exposed. No explanation was given as to why it took more than 18 months to notify the affected individuals.

HIPAA 113

HIPAA Health Insurance Licensing Hospitals 113

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Those files were potentially accessed and may have been copied from its systems. PBO said the review of the files on its systems took until June 30, 2022, and the affected healthcare provider clients were notified about the breach on July 26, 2022.

Licensing 128

Licensing HIPAA Health Insurance 128

The Health Law Firm Blog

JUNE 23, 2024

is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 27, 2021, Humana agreed to pay $11.2 million to end claims that the health insurance company denied a group of nurses overtime pay by misclassifying them as exempt employees. By George F. Indest III, J.D., A Wisconsin federal judge approved the [.]

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Health Insurance Nurses Licensing Doctors 52

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Work Health Solutions then verified contact information and sent notifications on November 9, 2022. The exposed files contained names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and/or medical information. Luke’s Health Brazosport are known to have been affected.

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Health Insurance Licensing Hospitals Fraud 110