HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 24, 2023

For the first time since 2015, there was a year-over-year decline in the number of data breaches reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), albeit only by 1.13% with 707 data breaches of 500 or more records reported. million records in 2022. million records in 2021 to 51.9

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Schneck Medical Center has agreed to pay a penalty of $250,000 to resolve alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state laws and will implement additional safeguards to prevent further data breaches.

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HIPAA Ransomware Health Insurance Fraud 89

Total HIPAA

MARCH 7, 2023

Health insurance agents became covered under HIPAA with the HITECH Act of 2009. The inclusion of insurance agents was a response to the increasing use of electronic health records and the need to safeguard patients’ medical information.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The Troy, MI-based fully integrated professional advisory and asset management firm, Rehmann, has recently been confirmed as being in full compliance with the federally mandated standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the HITECH Act.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 31, 2022

To best answer the question what is a HIPAA violation, it is necessary to explain what HIPAA is, who it applies to, and what constitutes a violation; for although most people believe they know what a HIPAA compliance violation is, evidence suggests otherwise. What is HIPAA and Who Does It Apply To?

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 29, 2023

It has been 27 years since President Clinton signed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) into law, but compliance is still proving a challenge for many HIPAA-regulated entities. million in 2022. The average HIPAA penalty has fallen from $2.6 million in 2018 to just $1.6

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HIPAA Compliance Due Diligence COVID-19 99

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 21, 2023

One Brooklyn Health System, which operates three hospitals in Brooklyn, NY, has started notifying patients affected by a November 19, 2022, cyberattack. One Brooklyn Health said it started mailing notification letters to affected patients on April 20, 2023.

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Health Insurance Licensing HIPAA Hospitals 92

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Amazon has announced that it will stop support for third-party HIPAA-eligible skills for its Alexa devices, which means developers will no longer be able to create Alexa skills that collect data covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 22, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated its guidance for HIPAA-regulated entities on implementing the HIPAA Security Rule to help them better protect patients’ personal and protected health information.

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Healthcare Law Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

ICYMI (“in case you missed it”), there is an uptick in enforcement and scrutiny IRL (“in real life”) related to communications through social media and other public platforms by entities subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”).

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The Health Law Firm Blog

MARCH 23, 2024

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 15, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced that Health Specialists of Central Florida, Inc., will pay $20,000 to resolve alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and [.]

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has restructured its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and has created new divisions that will help improve the enforcement of HIPAA and civil rights laws and clear the current backlog of complaints and investigations. Approximately 80% of all reported data breaches are due to hacking.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

The privacy violation has been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as a breach of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Million Individuals appeared first on HIPAA Journal. The post Kaiser Permanente Website Tracker Breach Affects 13.4

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The Health Law Firm Blog

APRIL 12, 2024

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 14, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled with New Vision Dental (NVD) over a potential HIPAA Privacy violation. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2023

A New York law firm that suffered a LockBit ransomware attack has agreed to pay a financial penalty of $200,000 to the New York Attorney General to resolve alleged violations of New York General Business Law and the Privacy and Security Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

According to the breach report filed with the Maine Attorney General, it took until October 3, 2022, to confirm that an unauthorized third party had accessed the email system, which included sensitive information of its members. Notification letters were sent to affected individuals on October 31, 2022.

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HIPAA Licensing Health Insurance Fraud 89

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 29, 2023

The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights released guidance in 2022 on HIPAA and website tracking technologies and confirmed disclosures of protected health information to third parties via website tracking technologies is a HIPAA violation unless authorization has been received from patients or if there is a valid business associate agreement in place.

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Jackson Lewis

JANUARY 18, 2023

The growing use of healthcare mobile applications and websites—and the associated use of online tracking technologies—raises privacy concerns under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that developers of such applications and healthcare organizations should keep in mind.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Achieving compliance with the Rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) can be a challenge for healthcare organizations and their business associates. One of the biggest challenges for compliance professionals is interpreting the HIPAA Rules and applying those requirements to their organization.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A lawsuit has been filed against Freehold Township, NJ-based CentraState Healthcare System over its December 2022 ransomware attack, a few days after the health system started sending notification letters to around 617,000 affected patients.

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Ransomware Fraud Health Insurance HIPAA 99

Compliancy Group

AUGUST 5, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a draft update to its cybersecurity guidelines for the healthcare industry and is seeking public feedback through September 21, 2022. Let’s Simplify Compliance Do you need help meeting HIPAA Security Rule requirements? × HIPAA Compliance Simplified.

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HIPAA Compliance Health Insurance 98

Health Law Advisor

DECEMBER 5, 2022

On December 1, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. The bulletin advises that “[r]egulated entities are not permitted to use tracking technologies in a manner that would result in impermissible disclosures of Protected Health Information (“PHI”) to tracking technology vendors or any other violations of the HIPAA Rules.”

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2022

6 data breaches have recently been reported by HIPAA-regulated entities that have collectively resulted in the exposure and potential theft of the protected health information of tens of thousands of individuals. The email account breaches were detected by the hospital on January 19, 2022. La Casa de Salud, New York.

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MRO Compliance

DECEMBER 22, 2022

December 12, 2022. So what does HIPAA mean and where did it come from? The letters stand for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Rita Bowen is likely one of very few people who can say she provided comment to HHS on both the original version of HIPAA and its most recent proposed changes.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

A group of 30 senators is urging the Department of Health and Human Services to update the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to better protect the privacy of patients’ reproductive health information in the wake of the Supreme Court decision on Dobbs v.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2022

There are – and always have been – gaps in HIPAA and, after more than a quarter of a century, some have yet to be addressed. Most of the gaps in HIPAA are attributable to omissions from the original Act, provisions of HIPAA and HITECH that have never been enacted, and the increasing use of technology in healthcare.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 22, 2022

The substitute breach notice did not state when the breach occurred, but it was detected on or around March 26, 2022. A review of the affected files confirmed they contained information such as names, dates of birth, medical assessment and medication information, health insurance information, and Social Security numbers.

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HIPAA Health Insurance 88

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 8, 2023

Alvaria explained that the ransomware attack occurred on November 28, 2022, and steps were immediately taken to contain the attack and prevent further unauthorized access to its network. The post Alvaria Confirms November 2022 Hive Ransomware Attack appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Ransomware Fraud HIPAA Health Insurance 52

HIT Consultant

MARCH 13, 2024

Investigation Focuses on HIPAA Compliance The OCR enforces the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rules. However, the agency reminds them of their obligations under HIPAA, including: Maintaining valid business associate agreements with Change Healthcare.

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Ransomware HIPAA Compliance Health Insurance 116

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 19, 2023

A coalition of 24 state attorneys general has written to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confirm their support for the proposed update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule to strengthen reproductive health information privacy.

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HIPAA Compliance Health Insurance Public Health 77

The Health Law Firm Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 14, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) settled with New Vision Dental (NVD) over a potential HIPAA Privacy violation. By George F. Indest III, J.D.,

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HIPAA Licensing Health Insurance Compliance 52

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 6, 2023

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is suing a plastic surgery provider for falsely inflating online ratings, bribing, and threatening patients, and alleges the actions of the practice violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S.

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Bill of Health

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In the post- Dobbs fight to safeguard reproductive healthcare, a new spotlight has been placed on two existing federal laws: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA). . In June 2022, the U.S. OCR HIPAA Privacy Rule Guidance.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In addition, Healthcare software providers and organizations must comply with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act). Recent Data Breaches: – November 2022: Ransomware Hacker Steals Medibank Data on 9.7m – September 2022: American Airlines Discloses Data Breach. Ransomware.

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Compliancy Group

JULY 1, 2022

Can HIPAA violations result in jail time? While jail time for HIPAA violations is rare, it does occur. . An Iowa man who pleaded guilty to a pair of counts related to HIPAA violations will spend the next 27 months in federal prison following his sentencing in Des Moines. Civil vs. Criminal HIPAA Violations. Learn More! ×

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The Health Law Firm Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 15, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced that Health Specialists of Central Florida, Inc., will pay $20,000 to resolve alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and [.].

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Foster Swift

JULY 18, 2022

Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) was tasked with responding to how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) would be affected.

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