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On September 16, 2024, Elitecare Emergency Hospital notified the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights about a network breach that compromised the sensitive information of 24,754 individuals.
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With cyberattacks becoming more common in the healthcare industry, healthcare providers' likelihood of bankruptcy increases. This can raise some red...
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Online psychological interventions have surged in recent times, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. When the world was compelled to adapt to...
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People value their privacy, yet the cost and risks of maintaining it are usually ignored. In healthcare, it is not always well-defined to balance...
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Microsoft reports that a ransomware group, Vanilla Tempest, is now targeting U.S. healthcare organizations using INC ransomware in a recent wave of...
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On September 6, 2024, a senior primary care facility, Welcome Health, reported that an unauthorized individual accessed an employee's email,...
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After discovering a cybersecurity breach on October 4, 2023, Richland County, Wisconsin, only sent letters notifying affected residents in August....
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Anyone who suspects a HIPAA violation by a healthcare provider, an insurance company, or another covered entity, must report the violation to the...
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Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI) recently disclosed that a network security breach exposed the protected health information (PHI) of 182,670...
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Recently, healthcare providers and health plans have been major targets of cyberattacks, causing the impermissible disclosure of protected health...
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HIPAA compliance is often discussed in the context of covered entities like healthcare providers and insurance companies but many federal agencies...
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On September 6, 2024, I received what seemed to be a routine text message about a delivery I was expecting.The message, supposedly from The Courier...
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Addressing the opioid crisis while staying HIPAA compliant is a delicate balance, but it’s one that healthcare providers must master if we’re ever...
