Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As 2022 unfolds, the security and compliance threats to organizations and healthcare practices look a lot like a repeat of 2021: more ransomware threats, recycling old scams and finding new flaws to exploit. . 2022 Security and Compliance Tips, Threats, and Trends – Ransomware on Repeat, Questionable QRs. We can help!

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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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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Ransomware attacks continue to plague the healthcare industry. Recently, cybersecurity firm Trend Micro conducted a study to investigate the impact ransomware attacks are having on healthcare organizations. Trend Micro reports that 25% of all data breaches now involve ransomware.

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HealthIT Answers

JUNE 26, 2023

By Art Gross - Recent research conducted by Arete and Cyentia Institute sheds light on the ransomware landscape within the healthcare sector. The post Enhancing Ransomware Defense appeared first on Health IT Answers. The study reveals that healthcare organizations are more likely to pay ransoms than other industries.

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 13, 2024

The post Healthcare on High Alert: OCR’s First Ransomware Settlement appeared first on Health IT Answers. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights, recently finalized a $100,000 settlement with Doctors’ Management Services, a Massachusetts-based medical management company.

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Compliancy Group

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To many people’s surprise, the vibrant city of Dallas has recently descended into chaos as it grapples with the aftermath of a treacherous ransomware attack. The risk assessment is a critical piece to compliance. All in all, the Dallas ransomware attack serves as a reminder of the significant threats posed by cybercriminals.

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Compliancy Group

JUNE 29, 2022

Eye Care’s myCare Integrity solution was hacked via a ransomware attack on December 4, 2021. . Let’s Simplify Compliance Cybersecurity and HIPAA go hand-in-hand. × HIPAA Compliance Simplified. The post Eye Care Leaders Breach: Ransomware Attack Claims New Victims appeared first on Compliancy Group.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 4, 2023

One such case is the Community Health Systems (CHS) C10P Ransomware attack, which affected millions of patients and resulted in a multistate HIPAA settlement. ​​No What is Ransomware? Before discussing the details of Community Health Systems’ ransomware attack, it’s important to understand what ransomware is.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 14, 2023

New York has already set aside $500 million for compliance efforts that hospitals across the state can apply to receive a share of. According to a press release published by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR), ransomware and hacking are healthcare’s primary cyberthreats.

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HealthIT Answers

JANUARY 24, 2023

The post Protecting Patient Safety in the Face of Ransomware Attacks appeared first on Health IT Answers. By Jim Hyman - Cyberattacks have crossed a critical threshold, and the risks have evolved from merely causing financial loss and damage to physical systems, to affecting people’s health and safety.

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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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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. Growing Impact of Ransomware in Healthcare Ransomware and hacking are the primary cyber-threats in healthcare.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A ransomware hack of Morley Companies Inc. The provider of business process outsourcing and meeting solutions to dozens of Fortune 500 companies revealed the ransomware hacking incident in a filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General and a post on their website. Details of Morley Companies Ransomware Hack. Learn More!

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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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HealthIT Answers

JUNE 29, 2023

The post Updating Ransomware Protections– A Three-Part Prescription appeared first on Health IT Answers. By Candida Valois - The nation's cybersecurity strategy underscores the imperative for healthcare organizations to make bold changes and significant improvements in health data protection.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 18, 2022

The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights explained in its March 2022 cybersecurity newsletter that compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule will prevent or substantially mitigate most cyberattacks. ransomware, phishing) and how to respond,” said OCR. Prevention of Phishing.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 5, 2024

At the end of 2022, Compliancy Group predicted that, with the COVID-19 crisis at last in the rear-view mirror, HHS would return to “normal” – would spend the bulk of its time and resources on traditional enforcement priorities. In 2023, OCR continued to enforce compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule right of access rule.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 24, 2022

A relatively new data extortion and ransomware gang known as Daixin team is actively targeting U.S. Daixin Team first appeared on the radar in June 2022, with the group predominantly conducting data extortion and ransomware attacks on organizations in the health and public health sector (HPH).

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Med-Net Compliance

JULY 12, 2022

A ransomware attack on a finance company has affected more than 600 healthcare organizations. On February 26, 2022, the company detected and stopped a sophisticated ransomware attack in which an unauthorized third party accessed and disabled some of their computer systems.

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Compliancy Group

MARCH 17, 2023

Many factors over the past year have affected how your organization meets its healthcare compliance obligations. Here are four healthcare compliance issues you must have on your radar. The FBI reported at least 210 healthcare-related ransomware complaints in 2022. Learn More! × × Get HIPAA Compliant! Find Out More!

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 18, 2022

Hacking, phishing attacks, and ransomware can effectively cripple your business and cost you resources and reputation. But the best tool to prevent small practice cybercrime can be as basic as having a truly effective HIPAA compliance strategy. More Ways HIPAA Compliance Helps Prevent Small Practice Cybercrime.

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Med-Net Compliance

JUNE 30, 2022

A medical center in Arizona announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack in which the attackers obtained the protected health information [PHI] of approximately 700,000 current and former patients. The post 700,000 Patients Affected by Arizona Medical Center Ransomware Attack appeared first on Med-Net.

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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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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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HealthIT Answers

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The post A Ransomware Readiness Checklist: Ways to Amp Up Detection and Response Plans appeared first on Health IT Answers. By Jeff Bell - escalating cybersecurity threats have driven many healthcare organizations to increase focus and investment in cybersecurity technology, staff and effective operations.

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Total HIPAA

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Ransomware attacks have surged in the last year.¹ Ransomware is a form of malware that infects devices via a Trojan, a kind of malicious code disguised as legitimate software. Frequency of Ransomware Attacks Increases. In 2019, ransomware incidents disrupted many organizations’ infrastructure and ability to do business.

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Compliancy Group

APRIL 29, 2022

But security and compliance are not the same things. Here are the things to consider to help evolve beyond a HIPAA Compliant Environment and create a Culture of Compliance that adds value to your organization. HIPAA Compliant Environment or a Culture of Compliance – Super Security Kryptonite. Compliancy Group can help!

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Health Care Performance

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

But the news reports provide a clear picture of the operational impact that occurs in response to a ransomware attack – IT systems and applications have to be taken down to contain the impact or spread of the attack. Security risk analysis and business continuity planning.

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HealthIT Answers

MARCH 12, 2024

This ransomware attack, attributed to the Blackcat gang, underscores the critical importance of robust cybersecurity measures. By Usman Choudhary - The recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare has again brought cybersecurity vulnerabilities to the forefront.

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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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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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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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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

which does business as PJ&A NV Business Associate 8,952,212 Hackers access to its network between March 27, 2023, and May 2, 2023 Managed Care of North America (MCNA) GA Business Associate 8,861,076 Ransomware attack with data leak (LockBit ransomware group) Welltok, Inc.

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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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AIHC

MARCH 12, 2024

Please read other AI articles published by the American Institute of Healthcare Compliance regarding how AI can advance quality of care, how AI is regulated, use of AI and HIPAA privacy/security, to name a few topics. appeared first on American Institute of Healthcare Compliance.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2024

In March 2022, CIRCIA was signed into law by President Biden, one of the requirements of which was for CISA to develop and implement new regulations that require critical infrastructure entities, including hospitals and health systems, to report covered cyber incidents and ransomware payments to CISA.

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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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