HIPAA Covered Entity Decision Tool
Did you know that HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)-covered entities must also comply with standards for electronic transactions — not just privacy and security provisions? The Centers for Medicare…
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Patients impacted by CNY data breach file lawsuit against medical billing company
A class action lawsuit has been filed against medical billing company Practice Resources, LLC, after the personal information of 924,138 patients of Syracuse area hospitals and doctor’s offices was compromised…
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OCR Settles Case Concerning Improper Disposal of Protected Health Information
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services announced a settlement with New England Dermatology P.C., d/b/a New England Dermatology and Laser Center (“NDELC”),…
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Multiple Class Action Lawsuits Filed against MCG Health over Data Breach
Multiple class action lawsuits have been filed against the Seattle-based Hearst Health subsidiary, MCG Health, over a data breach that has affected at least 10 healthcare organizations including Indiana University…
Read More »Malware Breach Affects 1.2 Million Medical Center Patients
A malware incident involving the exfiltration of data and affecting more than 1.24 million patients from two Texas hospitals adds to a list of major breaches likely to continue growing.
Read More »UPMC Reaches $450K Settlement in Healthcare Data Breach Lawsuit
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Charles J. Hilton, PC, (CJH) agreed to a $450,000 settlement to resolve allegations relating to a 2020 healthcare data breach.
Read More »A hacked Kaiser Permanente employee’s emails led to breach of 70,000 patient records
Kaiser Permanente, the largest nonprofit health plan provider in the United States, has disclosed a data breach that exposed the sensitive health information of almost 70,000 patients.
Read More »700,000 Patients Affected by Arizona Medical Center Ransomware Attack
Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) in Arizona has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack in April in which the attackers obtained the protected health information of approximately…
Read More »East TN Children’s Hospital facing Lawsuit over Data Leak, Brought by Affected Patients
The East Tennessee Children’s Hospital is facing a lawsuit after plaintiffs said their data is at risk following a data breach in March 2022.
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IT Specialist Charged in Cyber Intrusion of Suburban Chicago Healthcare Company
An information technology specialist has been indicted on a federal criminal charge for allegedly hacking into the server of a suburban Chicago healthcare company where he formerly worked as a…
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