Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Business associates reported 2,817,598 records breached in August, while covered entities tallied 898,177 breached files. Data breaches affected 3,715,755 records containing protected health information (PHI) during August. . In August 2022, there were 48 large-scale breaches reported, 34 of which affected healthcare providers.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

For the third successive month, the number of healthcare data breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has fallen, with 49 breaches of 500 or more records reported in August– well below the 12-month average of 58 breaches per month. Largest Healthcare Data Breaches Reported in August 2022.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 12, 2022

At least 6,904,441 records containing patients’ protected health information (PHI) were breached in November 2022. After a one-month hiatus, Hacking/IT incidents reclaimed their usual place as the cause of the most significant amount of PHI breached in November 2022, with more than 5,374,670 records. Find Out More!

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 4, 2022

In March 2022, there were 30 large-scale breaches reported involving 1,285,716 patients. Most March 2022 healthcare breaches affected healthcare providers, with 21 incidents. March 2022 Healthcare Breaches and Hacking. Hacking continued its streak at the top of the list of causes of healthcare breaches in March 2022.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 22, 2022

Covered entities and business associates reported breaches affecting 4,285,997 records containing protected health information (PHI). . In May 2022, there were 96 large-scale breaches reported, most of which affected healthcare providers, with 48 incidents. May 2022 Healthcare Breaches and Hacking. Learn More! ×

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Compliancy Group

MAY 13, 2022

In April 2022, there were 44 large-scale breaches reported involving 1,612,672 patients’ data. Most April 2022 healthcare breaches affected healthcare providers, with 29 incidents. April 2022 Healthcare Breaches and Hacking. Hacking continued its streak at the top of the list of causes of healthcare breaches in April 2022.

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Compliancy Group

JULY 22, 2022

Covered entities and business associates reported breaches affecting 5,843,989 records containing protected health information (PHI). . In June 2022, there were 67 large-scale breaches reported, most of which affected healthcare providers, with 54 incidents. June 2022 Healthcare Breaches and Hacking. Learn More! ×

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the paper, the HHS indicated it will be adopting a carrot-and-stick approach by developing voluntary Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector Cybersecurity Goals (CPGs) that consist of cybersecurity measures that will have the greatest impact on security along with an update to the HIPAA Security Rule to add new cybersecurity requirements.

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 31, 2022

Let’s Simplify Compliance Do you need help with HIPAA? Compliancy Group can help! × Automated HIPAA Compliance. Close CHS had previously submitted contract claims to the State Department for the cost of a secure electronic medical record (EMR) system to store all patients’ medical records.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In 2022, as cyberattacks globally rose by 38% year-on-year, healthcare became the third-most-attacked industry (behind government and education), recording an increase of 74% and reporting up to 1,463 incidents per week. The following is a guest article by Sam Manjarres, Sr.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 6, 2022

Let’s Simplify Compliance Learn how to protect your business against breaches by signing up for our webinar! Breach notification is required as part of complete HIPAA compliance. However, as of January 6, 2022, there was no breach reported for Ciox. What is Being Done About the Ciox Vendor Email Breach.

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Compliancy Group

MAY 23, 2022

Providers affected by the EMR breach were notified of the incident on March 1, 2022, so that they may take steps to notify patients. Let’s Simplify Compliance HIPAA and cybersecurity go hand-in-hand. × Simplified HIPAA Compliance. What Did the Breach Notice Tell Us? Learn More! × Find Out More! .

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 29, 2022

In early December of 2021, Eye Care Leaders (Eye Care), an electronic medical record vendor supplying business associate services to eye care providers across the country, discovered it had incurred a data breach. Eye Care then conducted a forensic exam in April of 2022. × HIPAA Compliance Simplified.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2023

At least 344 organizations in the healthcare industry suffered data breaches in 2022, according to a just-released report from the Identity Theft Research Center® (ITRC). Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant HIPAA compliance protects you against breaches. Protect your business by becoming HIPAA compliant today!

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Electronic medical record software and social media offer wide-ranging ways for health care providers to connect with their patients and the public. For example, in our recent blog , we described a recent HIPAA-related settlement with the U.S. Health Care Providers Benefit from Internet and Social Media Presence.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

John Berndt, SVP of Health North America, Valtech Also known as the Kennedy–Kassebaum Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) defines and regulates individuals’ medical records and other individually identifiable health information, collectively known as patient healthcare information (PHI).

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HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Recognizing the role pharmacists are ready and able to play as accessible, convenient health care providers, Kentucky became the first state in the nation to enable pharmacists to offer potentially life-saving colon cancer screenings in 2022.

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