By Jacqueline LaPointe
March 21, 2024 – OCR recently released updated HIPAA guidance for covered entities and business associates who use online tracking technologies that exchange protected health information (PHI).
The guidance addresses the increasing use of…
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By Victoria Bailey
March 20, 2024 – The majority of hospitals say the Change Healthcare cyberattack is negatively affecting their finances and hindering patient care access, according to a survey from the American Hospital Association (AHA).
Change…
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By Victoria Bailey
March 19, 2024 – The Change Healthcare cyberattack is costing Massachusetts hospitals at least $24 million per day, according to the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA).
After Change Healthcare’s network was interrupted by…
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By Jacqueline LaPointe
March 18, 2024 – Healthcare networks and medical devices are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to a recent study from cyber-physical systems protection company Claroty.
The study found that 63 percent of known exploited…
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By Victoria Bailey
March 14, 2024 – As of the first week of March, 116 healthcare data breaches have been reported to the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in 2024, impacting over 13 million individuals….
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By Jill McKeon
February 07, 2024 – US Fertility (USF) reached a $5.75 million settlement to resolve allegations of negligence following a 2020 ransomware attack and data breach that impacted nearly 900,000 individuals. USF provides IT…
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By Jill McKeon
January 30, 2024 – Concentra Health Services filed a data breach report with HHS in January tied to a previously reported breach at Perry Johnson & Associates (PJ&A), a medical transcription company. Concentra’s…
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By Jill McKeon
January 24, 2024 – Singing River Health System in Mississippi suffered a ransomware attack in August 2023 that resulted in a data breach. The breach impacted 252,890 individuals in total, according to a…
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By Jill McKeon
December 15, 2023 – Illinois-based Harrisburg Medical Center (HMC) filed a data breach notice with the Maine Attorney General’s Office regarding a December 2022 breach. The breach impacted 147,826 individuals in total.
HMC’s notice…
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By Jill McKeon
December 13, 2023 – New York Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James reached a settlement with Healthplex, a large dental insurance provider, following a data breach that occurred in November 2021. Healthplex agreed to…
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