AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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Med-Net Compliance

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The second largest nonprofit hospital chain in the United States has confirmed that it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack. The hospital chain said that upon discovering the ransomware attack they took immediate steps to protect their systems, contain the incident, begin an investigation, and ensure continuity of care.

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Health Care Performance

JULY 10, 2023

Several physicians conducted a study that was recently published in JAMA Open Network: Ransomware Attack Associated with Disruptions at Adjacent Emergency Departments in the US.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 14, 2023

The following is a guest article by Chad Peterson, Managing Director at NetSPI As ransomware attacks become more sophisticated, healthcare organizations have become desirable targets due to the valuable data shared across medical records and the constant need for service availability.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

Checklist for Individual & Small Group Practices Written by: Nancie Lee Cummins, CFE, CHA, CIFHA, OHCC, CHCM, CHCO, CORCM This article provides an overview of Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) and basic checklist of policies and procedures for compliance of smaller health care organizations.

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Compliancy Group

AUGUST 7, 2023

Prospect Medical Holdings, based in Los Angeles, was targeted by ransomware attackers. The company operates hospitals and clinics in the following states: Connecticut Pennsylvania Rhode Island Texas Prospect Medical is currently conducting an investigation into the breach and working tirelessly to resolve the issue. Please Wait.

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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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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 2, 2021

As ransomware inundates healthcare organizations, everyone is trying to figure out how they can prepare their healthcare organization for these ongoing attacks. Needless to say, ransomware is a big issue that’s causing a lot […]. As one CISO told me, we have to be right every time and the hacker only has to be right once.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 22, 2023

HHS released a new Healthcare Sector Cybersecurity strategy paper which cited a 93% increase in large breaches from 2018 – 2022 and a 278% increase in large breaches caused by ransomware.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

With the advent of ransomware-as-a-service combined with a lack of resources to investigate attacks in-house for healthcare organizations, elaborate and devastating cyber attacks against healthcare, specifically through business communication channels are likely to increase in scale and sophistication. . Jumping Over the Compliance Hurdle.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

In response to an alarming increase in cyberattacks on New York hospitals, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced new cybersecurity measures had been proposed for New York hospitals , which are expected to be finalized in the first half of 2024.

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Healthcare It News

MAY 2, 2024

UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified on May 1 before both the House and Senate about the seismic February 21 cyberattack of UHG subsidiary Change Healthcare, which was infiltrated by the ALPHV ransomware gang. The particular ransomware attack made prime and backups inoperable.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steven Stone, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs at Rubrik In early August, a ransomware attack disrupted operations across its network of 17 hospitals and more than 165 clinics in four states and forced some to rely on paper records. Regulatory compliance is and likely always will be core to the mission.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

HIPAA Journal is conducting interviews with healthcare professionals and service providers to find out more about their compliance journeys, how the HIPAA Rules have affected their working lives, and the successes and challenges they have faced with HIPAA compliance. Director, HIPAA Security & Regulatory Compliance, PPFA.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by TJ Houske, Senior Vice President of Technology, Operations, and Engineering at OTAVA Ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations doubled in the last five years, according to a new study by JAMA Health Forum. Compliance: Managing compliance is paramount.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

In an era where the HHS itself notes a 93% increase in large healthcare data breaches from 2018 to 2022, as well as a 278% increase in those that involve ransomware, suggesting “voluntary cybersecurity goals” is akin to applying a band-aid on a hemorrhage. They depend on us in their most vulnerable moments; we cannot let them down.

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Compliancy Group

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

This is the first ransomware agreement OCR has reached. The Attack and the Settlement After filing a breach report with OCR in 2019 reporting a ransomware attack that compromised the protected health information (PHI) of 206,695 patients, the OCR launched an investigation into the BA’s HIPAA compliance.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 28, 2023

Healthcare hacking incidents are increasing, there are new regulatory requirements and compliance initiatives due to Dobbs and Pixel use, and lawsuits against healthcare organizations over privacy violations are soaring. That surge has coincided with increases in ransom demands, paid ransoms, and ransomware recovery times.

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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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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

It also makes data more easily accessible for practitioners and hospital administration staff. In addition to creating operational efficiencies, AI can help eliminate human error in managing data and improve data compliance and governance. Ransomware continues to be a scourge on the healthcare industry. AI can help.

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YouCompli

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sharon Parsley, JD, MBA, CHC, CHRC contributes a monthly post on compliance officer effectiveness for the YouCompli blog. Many people in our discipline love the slogan “compliance is everybody’s business.” In the process, they became compliance champions. Seize every opportunity to demonstrate that compliance is not the police.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

For example, virtual care surged in 2020 and continues to grow , while many large hospital networks embraced urgent care clinics as means of delivering essential care. And it is estimated that by 2030 one-third of the healthcare market is going to be dominated by non-traditional providers.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 23, 2023

A class-action lawsuit stemming from a February 2023 healthcare data breach in Pennsylvania further illustrates the need for an effective HIPAA compliance strategy, including data security and controls. Close But Compliancy Group’s Senior Compliance Attorney Dan Lebovic notes that there are other pathways for injured parties to pursue.

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Health Care Performance

DECEMBER 20, 2022

On 12/6, Rackspace indicated that they suffered a ransomware attack. Communication with referring hospitals is typically handled by email. The Hosted Exchange services include mailboxes (up to 100GB), Microsoft Outlook, Outlook Web Access, mobile device synchronization, anti-spam and anti-virus protection.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Knowledge (data) silos for departments, hospitals, clinics, laboratories, digital health devices, diagnostic centres, and medical record vendors create a disconnected healthcare experience and limit new healthcare solutions from evolving. Recent high profile ransomware attacks have highlighted the vital need to protect sensitive data.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Doctors’ Center Hospital in Puerto Rico suffered a ransomware attack that exposed the protected health information of up to 1,195,220 patients. Major ransomware attacks were also reported by the Michigan-based prosthetics and orthotics provider, Wright & Filippis, and Health Care Management Solutions in West Virginia.

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HIPAA Journal

JULY 20, 2022

Several healthcare providers submitted breach reports in June 2022 due to the ransomware attack on the HIPAA business associate, Eye Care Leaders. At least 37 healthcare providers are now known to have been affected by that ransomware attack and more than 3 million records are known to have been exposed in the attack. Network Server.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 25, 2024

The data is also necessary in order to maintain services to patients, so when a cybercriminal uses ransomware and makes that data unavailable, healthcare entities struggle to provide necessary care for patients. Troy is a frequent speaker and highly published thought leader on IT compliance and cybersecurity topics.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 20, 2023

hospitals have used these tools on their websites. Malicious actors continue to use ransomware in their attacks on healthcare organizations. Several threat actors that are known to use ransomware in their attacks on the healthcare sector are now choosing not to encrypt files, instead, they just steal data for extortion.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The following is a guest article by Donna Thiel, Chief Compliance Officer at ProviderTrust. Although there may be numerous benefits to using telehealth services, patients and providers should also consider the substantial telehealth risks involved.

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Health Law RX

DECEMBER 21, 2023

On October 31, 2023, OCR issued its first settlement agreement under the HIPAA Rules related to a ransomware attack (the Ransomware Settlement ) and on December 7, 2023, its first settlement under the HIPAA Rules arising from a phishing cyber-attack (the Phishing Settlement ).

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack at a business associate. Ransomware attack. Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital. Ransomware attack. Wolfe Clinic, P.C. Healthcare Provider. Hacking incident at its EHR provider (Eye Care Leaders). Empress Ambulance Service LLC. Healthcare Provider.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Scott Lundstrom, Senior Healthcare Strategist at OpenText Cybersecurity Accelerated move to zero trust: The healthcare industry is struggling against a dramatic increase in malware and ransomware attacks. Hospitals initially will focus on improved identity management, authentication, continuous verification, and fine-grained access controls.

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MRO Compliance

JANUARY 17, 2022

Healthcare data has become a growing target of cyber-attacks via areas such as digital health records, data sharing and medical devices that communicate with hospital systems that do not have the appropriate level of safeguards in place. What training is offered to your employees to emphasize the compliance risks your organization faces?

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 23, 2022

OneTouch Point – Ransomware Attack Involving 4.11 Hackers had gained access to its network and used ransomware to encrypt files, with that information also potentially stolen in the attack. Professional Finance Company – Ransomware Attack Involving 1.92 Doctors’ Center Hospital – Ransomware Attack Involving 1.2

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

North Broward Hospital District d/b/a Broward Health. Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack. Hospital Authority of Valdosta and Lowndes County Georgia. Ransomware attack. South City Hospital. Location of Breached Information. Breach Cause. Network Server.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

As ransomware targeting healthcare organizations increases, more advanced cybersecurity is needed to protect sensitive patient data and maintain uninterrupted operations for the continuous delivery of life-critical medical services. Hospitals and healthcare organizations face a unique security and identity challenge.

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