State, local, territorial, and tribal jurisdictions have until June 30th to apply for grants of up to $500,000 per year for three years. These grants aim to implement interventions addressing social determinants of health…
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By Jill McKeon
May 16, 2023 – The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled a HIPAA investigation with MedEvolve, an Arkansas-based business associate that provides revenue cycle management, practice management, and practice analytics software to…
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PharMerica and its parent company, BrightSpring Health Services, Inc., disclosed it learned of suspicious activity on its computer network on March 14 and an internal investigation determined the unknown third party accessed computer systems…
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PharMerica and its parent company, BrightSpring Health Services, Inc., disclosed it learned of suspicious activity on its computer network on March 14 and an internal investigation determined the unknown third party accessed computer systems…
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By Sarai Rodriguez
May 16, 2023 – Maxim Healthcare has reached a monetary agreement to settle claims that it failed to protect the personal health information of about 28,000 patients impacted in a 2021 data breach.
According…
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By Jill McKeon
May 15, 2023 – Long-term care pharmacy network PharMerica disclosed a breach to the Maine Attorney General’s Office that impacted more than 5.8 million individuals. PharMerica is a Fortune 1000 company headquartered in…
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The following is a guest article by TJ Houske, Senior Vice President of Technology, Operations, and Engineering at OTAVA
Ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations doubled in the last five years, according to a new study…
By Jill McKeon
May 15, 2023 – Uintah Basin Healthcare (UBH) recently notified 103,974 individuals of a healthcare data breach that potentially compromised the protected health information of patients. UBH first discovered suspicious network activity on…
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New research from Armis, an asset visibility and security company, has revealed that nurse call systems are the most at risk of malicious activity in clinical environments, followed by infusion pumps and medication dispensing…
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QR codes are widely used in healthcare, but they can also pose security risks. QR code phishing attacks have increased significantly, putting patient data at risk. Healthcare organizations can mitigate these risks by using…
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