United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley Reaches Proposed Data Breach Settlement
United Health Centers (UHC) of the San Joaquin Valley reached a proposed class-action settlement agreement to resolve allegations surrounding an August 2021 data breach.
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Doctor Admits Criminal HIPAA Scheme for Wrongful Disclosure of Patient PHI
A former physician with medical practices in New Jersey, New York, and Florida admitted wrongfully disclosing patients’ protected personal health information. Frank Alario, 65, of Delray Beach, Florida, pleaded guilty…
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OCR Settles Three Cases with Dental Practices for Patient Right of Access under HIPAA
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the resolution of three investigations concerning potential violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…
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NY Ambulance Service Suffers Healthcare Data Breach, 318K Impacted
Yonkers, New York-based Empress Emergency Medical Services (EMS) reported a breach to HHS that impacted 318,558 individuals.
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Cyber Criminals Targeting Healthcare Payment Processors, Costing Victims Millions in Losses
The FBI has received multiple reports of cyber criminals increasingly targeting healthcare payment processors to redirect victim payments.
Read More »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…
Read More »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…
Read More »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.
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