Use of Online Tracking Technologies by HIPAA Covered Entities and Business Associates
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing this Bulletin to highlight the obligations of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
Read More »HHS Proposes New Protections for Patients with Substance Use Challenges
The US Health and Human Services Department, through the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced proposed changes to the Confidentiality…
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NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Notifies 12K of Healthcare Data Breach
NewYork-Presbyterian (NYP) Hospital notified approximately 12,000 patients of a breach that occurred in September 2022.
Read More »Five Former Tennessee Hospital Employees Charged with HIPAA Violations
A federal grand jury has indicted five former Methodist Hospital Employees for conspiring with Roderick Harvey, 40, to unlawfully disclose patient information in violation of the Health Insurance Portability and…
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Michigan Medicine Notifies 33K Patients of Phishing Attack
Michigan Medicine notified 33,850 patients of a phishing attack that may have exposed their health information after a cyber attacker targeted them with a scam that lured employees to a…
Read More »Hospital Staff Shared Unauthorized Photos of Dying Patient on Social Media
While trying to cope with his 18-year-old son’s death, Jose Lopez was informed by HCA Florida Kendall Hospital that an emergency room worker had posted a photo on social media…
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HIPAA Security Rule Security Incident Procedures
Every October, in recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the federal government and its partners work to educate stakeholders on cybersecurity awareness and how best to protect the privacy and…
Read More »NM Radiology Practice Health Data Breach Results in PHI Exposure
Radiology Associates of Albuquerque, also known as RAA Imaging, informed an undisclosed number of patients of a health data breach involving protected health information (PHI) exposure.
Read More »Health System Data Breach Due to Meta Pixel Hits 3 Million Patients
Advocate Aurora Health (AAH), a 26-hospital healthcare system in Wisconsin and Illinois, is notifying its patients of a data breach that exposed the personal data of 3,000,000 patients.
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White House Sets Sights on New Healthcare Cybersecurity Standards
New healthcare cybersecurity standards and guidance from the White House are on the horizon, Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology in the Biden Administration, said…
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