Computer Theft Exposes Personal, Health Data of 654K Oregon Patients
Health Share of Oregon, the state’s largest Medicaid coordinated care organization is notifying 654,000 patients that their personal and health data has been exposed after a laptop was stolen from…
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Maze Ransomware Hackers Extorting Providers, Posting Stolen Health Data
Recent reports have shown the hacking group behind Maze ransomware has been steadily posting the data of its victims online after the organizations fail to pay the ransom demand.
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HHS OCR BULLETIN: HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus
In light of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is providing this bulletin to ensure…
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Ohio Bill That Would Allow Cameras in Long-Term Nursing Homes Introduced to Committee
Ohioans who are concerned about the treatment of their loved ones in long-term nursing homes could soon have the power to place a camera in their room.
Read More »Access Health CT Announces Data Breach Affecting 1,100
Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance marketplace, announced January 28 that the personal information of approximately 1,100 people might have been compromised in a data breach.
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HHS OCR Update: Important Notice Regarding Individuals’ Right of Access to Health Records
On January 25, 2013, HHS published a final rule entitled “Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules Under the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act,…
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South Carolina Health System Named in Class Action Lawsuit after December Malware Attack
The impacts of the December 12 cyberattack on the Tidelands Health Hospital System are unclear, but what is clear is that patients feel they were victimized as a result of…
Read More »PA Nursing Home Accidentally Releases Prescription Information for Its Residents
Lehigh County accidentally shared the prescriptions of nearly 700 Cedarbrook residents with 16 companies last December, a potential violation of federal law.
Read More »Michigan Healthcare Company Fires Employee for Leaking Patient Data to Personal Injury Attorney
Beaumont Health has fired an employee suspected of disclosing confidential information of more than 1,000 patients to a person believed to have been working on behalf of a personal injury…
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Nearly 200,000 Patients Impacted by PIH Health Phishing Attack
PIH Health, a 2-hospital nonprofit healthcare network based in Whittier, CA, has started notifying nearly 200,000 patients about a potential breach of their personal and protected health information in June…
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