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. That process commenced on November 22, 2022.

Electronic Medical Records 89

Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Health Insurance HIPAA 89

HIT Consultant

APRIL 22, 2024

Since 1996, when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law, there have been good advances in patient data interoperability, but as a whole, the industry has not embraced them. This drove the use of Electronic Health Record systems (EHRs) in acute care hospitals to 84 percent by 2015.

Hospitals 105

Hospitals Electronic Medical Records Governance Health Insurance 105

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 6, 2023

Cedar Park, TX-based Dental Health Management Solutions (DHMS), a provider of dental services to the government/military and private patients has recently announced – via its legal counsel – that the protected health information of certain patients was exposed in a 2021 hacking incident.

Electronic Medical Records 74

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Licensing Nurses 74

Compliancy Group

AUGUST 31, 2022

A pair of government contractors recently agreed to settlements of alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) for nearly $10 million as part of the U.S. It also signals that the government seeks to continue enforcing the FCA by focusing on data privacy and cybersecurity violations. × Automated HIPAA Compliance.

Fraud 52

Fraud HIPAA Governance Electronic Medical Records 52

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 2, 2023

The administrative service provider said suspicious activity was detected within its network in early December 2022, and the forensic investigation confirmed on December 15, 2022, that an unauthorized third party accessed parts of its computer network where personal health information was stored.

Licensing 71

Licensing Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Health Insurance 71

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

a power Visa and ultimately the government could not deny. When a consumer transfers funds electronically from one financial platform to another, or makes a deposit, or applies for a mortgage, there’s a decent chance Plaid is involved. billion in a Series D funding round in April 2022. Visa’s attempted $5.3

Electronic Medical Records 98

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Pharmaceutical Industry Governance 98

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. Policy-based firewall tunnels allow this traffic to pass into the corporate network safely.

Ransomware 104

Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Telemedicine HIPAA 104