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The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that it will exercise its enforcement discretion and will not impose penalties for…

Almost half of all data breaches in hospitals and the wider healthcare sector are as a result of ransomware attacks according to new research.

The Lifetime Healthcare Companies, including its affiliates Excellus Health Plan, Inc. doing business as Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Univera Healthcare, Lifetime Health Medical Group, Lifetime Benefit Solutions, Lifetime Care, and…

Leon Medical Centers was hit by a malware attack in November that exposed patients’ protected health information, the Doral, Fla.-based hospital announced Jan. 8.

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services announces its fourteenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access Initiative….

Computer systems at Lake Region Healthcare have been down or disrupted since Dec. 22 due to a ransomware attack, which has affected other regional hospitals in the area.

In October 2020, the NetWalker ransomware gang claimed responsibility for a ransomware attack on the North Carolina-based surgical center, Wilmington Surgical Associates.

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces its thirteenth settlement of an enforcement action in its HIPAA Right of Access…

TennCare, Gainwell Technologies LLC, and Axis Direct, Inc. announced a privacy breach impacting certain TennCare members in a joint statement on Monday.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are warning the public about…