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HHS OCR issues a proposed update to the HIPAA security rule, which hasn’t been changed since 2013, to modernize the required cybersecurity practices of covered entities and their business associates.
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HHS OCR fines Children’s Hospital Colorado $548,000 for HIPAA breaches involving phishing and cyberattacks.
In the first incident from 2020, an IT help desk technician disabled two-factor authentication for a physician’s account and…
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was designed to protect sensitive patient data and ensure compliance within the healthcare sector. However, a recent report from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) indicates…
In examining how the Office of Civil Rights administered its periodic Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act audit program from January 2016 through December 2020, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office…
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UnitedHealth Group’s HHS OCR breach notice filing indicates that the information of 100 million Americans was exposed in Change Healthcare’s February 2024 ransomware attach.
The company had previously said only that the cyberattack…
The Uncomfortable Truth About Healthcare DataBy Mike Green
Mike Green, MBA is chief information security officer of Availity.
Cyberattacks have become an all-too-common occurrence, with no industry immune from their effects. In healthcare, the stakes…
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Providence Medical Institute, a Southern California-based physician services division of the seven-state Providence health system, will pay a $240,000 civil monetary penalty to settle potential HIPAA violations after a ransomware attack.WHY IT MATTERSThe U.S….
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If the cybersecurity space has seemed a bit busier than usual recently, you’re not imagining things. At the halfway mark of 2024, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights showed…
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Mike Walters, President & co-founder of Action1 Corporation
According to the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR), cyber incidents in health care are on the rise. From 2018-2022, there has been a 93% increase in…
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