HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The New York Post reports that the cyberattack has prevented hospital staff from accessing the electronic medical record system, so patient information has been recorded using pen and paper while the hospitals operate under emergency procedures. Notification letters were sent to affected patients on November 23, 2022.

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Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Health Insurance HIPAA 89

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

On November 5, 2021, the email accounts of two employees of Adelanto Healthcare Ventures (AHCV) were accessed by an unauthorized individual. Luke’s Health Reports Third Party Data Breach appeared first on HIPAA Journal. Tift Regional Health System Investigating Cyberattack and Data Breach. The post St.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Licensing 75

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 8, 2022

The investigation confirmed that the electronic medical record system was not affected, but files containing patients’ protected health information had been exfiltrated from its systems. Behavioral Health Group Confirms Patient Data Potentially Compromised in December 2021 Cyberattack.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 89

Compliancy Group

JANUARY 6, 2022

In a post on their website, the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company admitted that an unauthorized person accessed one Ciox employee’s email account between June 24 and July 2, 2021. The breach was not discovered until September 24, 2021, and the investigative review was completed on November 2, 2021.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Compliance Hospitals 52

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

HHS says the protected health information of up to 9,972 patients was stored on the compromised systems, and included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and medical information. The records contained demographic, insurance, and clinical information.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing 103

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 16, 2022

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has confirmed that the protected health information of 1,290,104 patients was compromised in a data breach at its electronic medical record vendor, Eye Care Leaders. 4, 2021, and disabled the affected systems within 24 hours. Eye Care Leaders said it detected a breach on Dec.

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Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Licensing 84

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

in Iowa has recently confirmed that it was affected by the data breach at the electronic medical record provider, Eye Care Leaders. Wolfe Clinic used the myCare Integrity medical records platform, which was accessed by an unauthorized party on or around December 4, 2021, who deleted databases and system configuration files.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Fraud HIPAA 73

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Logan Health Medical Center in Kalispell, MT, has recently started notifying certain patients that hackers gained access to a file server that housed patient information in “a highly sophisticated criminal attack.”. The intrusion was limited to a single file server and its electronic medical records were not compromised.

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Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Medical Billing 132

AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose (posted on the Patient Safety Network October 31, 2023) A 2-year-old girl presented to the emergency department (ED) with joint swelling and rash following an upper respiratory infection. Read the article in full.

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Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals Compliance Nurses 59