Health Care Performance

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

CommonSpirit hospitals reported IT issues on October 3 rd with a response that included taking systems offline, including their electronic medical records. CommonSpirit has 140 hospitals in 21 states. According to Healthcaredive.com, based on website information, hospitals in seven states have been impacted.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Compliance 52

Compliancy Group

APRIL 21, 2023

When it comes to handling protected health information (PHI), it’s essential to ensure that all the necessary security measures are in place to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). However, not all cloud backup solutions are HIPAA compliant. Become HIPAA Compliant × Get HIPAA Compliant!

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Compliance Ransomware 52

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 21, 2022

17 breaches of 10,000 or more records were reported to OCR in November, five of which involved more than half a million records and three incidents involved the impermissible disclosure of more than 1 million records. The records of 2,216,365 patients were exposed and potentially stolen. Ransomware attack.

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Ransomware HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Doctors 95

Compliancy Group

JANUARY 21, 2022

Between keeping your staff at peak efficiency, managing vendors, marketing your services, treating patients, and everything else in your day, it’s easy to overlook something like HIPAA compliance. Unfortunately, HIPAA violations in the dental field can create severe issues for your practice. Think of them as the HIPAA police.

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HIPAA Compliance Electronic Medical Records ADA 52

Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What is most concerning about attacks on healthcare organizations is that any of the four most common types of attacks (ransomware, supply chain attacks, cloud or business email compromise) can trigger serious consequences for the health of patients, even putting their lives at risk.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Telemedicine HIPAA 96

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

18 healthcare data breaches of 10,000 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights in August 2022, which have been summarized in the table below. It should be noted that the exact nature of the data breach is not always reported by the breached entity, such as if ransomware was used to encrypt files. Health Plan.

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Ransomware HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Compliance 102

Compliancy Group

JULY 20, 2023

Close However, it must be noted that these crafty criminals failed in their cowardly attempt to penetrate Tampa General Hospital’s electronic medical record system – a fortress too formidable for even the most skilled hacker. It appears this was no ordinary plundering but rather an attempted ransomware attack.

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Electronic Medical Records Hospitals HIPAA Ransomware 52

Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2023

Cyberattacks continued to be criminals’ weapons of choice, with 1,595 breaches in 2022, a slight decrease from 1,613 in 2021, with drops year-over-year in the number of breaches attributed to phishing, ransomware, and malware. Make Sure You’re HIPAA Compliant HIPAA compliance protects you against breaches.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Due Diligence Compliance 119