HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 22, 2024

The duration of HIPAA training varies depending on the specific needs and roles of the individuals being trained, but for healthcare staff undergoing annual HIPAA refresher training, it typically takes about 90 minutes to complete. A typical HIPAA training course covers essential topics to ensure compliance with HIPAA regulations.

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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.

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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

MAY 6, 2022

HIPAA and GRC go hand in hand for companies operating in the healthcare sector. HIPAA & GRC – A Brief History. Let’s Simplify Compliance Do you need help with HIPAA? × HIPAA Compliance Simplified. Close HIPAA & GRC – The Compliance Crossroad. HIPAA & GRC – Risk is Not a Game.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 18, 2023

ASUS Health said it was not possible to definitively determine if patient data was accessed or stolen, but data may have been compromised. Under HIPAA this is classed as an impermissible disclosure. The post 5 Healthcare Providers Suffer PHI Breaches appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Under HIPAA, when a breach of unsecured PHI takes place, the covered entity that sustains the breach must notify affected individuals of the breach. The content requirements and a HIPAA sample breach notification letter are discussed below. Do you have an effective HIPAA compliance program? × HIPAA Breach Notification Help.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HITECH is a critical aspect of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law. What’s the difference between HIPAA and HITECH? HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. This act was signed into law by President Obama back in 2009.

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

That study was conducted on 597 healthcare respondents and one-fifth (22%) said they experienced an increase in their mortality rates following a ransomware attack. 60% of organizations said they were most concerned about ransomware attacks, and 62% said they had taken steps to prevent and respond to ransomware attacks.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 21, 2025

The shield law does not offer protection against regulatory lawsuits, such as those seeking penalties for HIPAA violations. The definition therefore covers malware, ransomware, hacking, and incidents involving malicious insiders.

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AIHC

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As I have written in previous articles about HIPAA and health-tech, many apps in the marketplace have been largely unregulated with respect to the privacy and security of healthcare data. In order for healthcare-related apps to be regulated, for the most part they needed to be covered under HIPAA. These are not HIPAA ‘Covered Entities.’

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Health Populi

APRIL 30, 2018

. “The challenges created by legacy technologies are, by definition, decades in the making. One of the tipping points called out in this document is the WannaCry ransomware outbreak from May 2017, which occurred due to one protocol embedded in “dozens of unique medical technologies,” the document describes.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HITECH is a critical aspect of the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA). Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law. What’s the difference between HIPAA and HITECH? HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. This act was signed into law by President Obama back in 2009.

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Med Law Blog

MAY 23, 2024

In light of the ongoing investigation of Change Healthcare’s ransomware attack that resulted in the improper disclosure of thousands of individuals’ PHI, now seems like a perfect time to discuss HIPAA’s requirements surrounding the notification process following a breach.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 3, 2023

Ransomware attacks continue to be conducted on healthcare organizations in high numbers but determining the extent to which healthcare organizations are being targeted by ransomware gangs is a challenge. The decision whether or not to encrypt appears to be taken on an attack-by-attack basis.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 18, 2023

These apps and devices can collect highly sensitive health data, yet the information collected is generally not protected by the HIPAA Rules. ITRC noticed this growing trend starting in late 2021 and the data breach notifications required under HIPAA increasingly see consumers provided with little or no actionable information.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

Fred’s shorthand definition: “Using FOIA requests and other sorts of collaborations to get covered-over data out of the realm of the useless and into the realm of the useful.” For example: ransomware attacks, and the manipulation of stock prices by releasing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in an irresponsible way.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

Fred’s shorthand definition: “Using FOIA requests and other sorts of collaborations to get covered-over data out of the realm of the useless and into the realm of the useful.” For example: ransomware attacks, and the manipulation of stock prices by releasing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in an irresponsible way.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

Fred’s shorthand definition: “Using FOIA requests and other sorts of collaborations to get covered-over data out of the realm of the useless and into the realm of the useful.” For example: ransomware attacks, and the manipulation of stock prices by releasing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in an irresponsible way.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

Fred’s shorthand definition: “Using FOIA requests and other sorts of collaborations to get covered-over data out of the realm of the useless and into the realm of the useful.” For example: ransomware attacks, and the manipulation of stock prices by releasing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in an irresponsible way.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

Fred’s shorthand definition: “Using FOIA requests and other sorts of collaborations to get covered-over data out of the realm of the useless and into the realm of the useful.” For example: ransomware attacks, and the manipulation of stock prices by releasing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in an irresponsible way.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

Fred’s shorthand definition: “Using FOIA requests and other sorts of collaborations to get covered-over data out of the realm of the useless and into the realm of the useful.” For example: ransomware attacks, and the manipulation of stock prices by releasing cybersecurity vulnerabilities in an irresponsible way.

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Health Law Advisor

MARCH 18, 2022

The Cyber Incident Reporting Act imposes four primary reporting and related requirements on “covered entities” in the event of a “covered cyber incident” or a ransomware payment. 2] Notably, this shorter 24 hour reporting requirement applies even if the ransomware attack does not meet the definition of a “covered cyber incident.”

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Compliancy Group

MAY 18, 2022

CIRA directs the CISA Director to provide a definition of, and criteria for, what “substantial” is. Entities regulated under CIRA must report any ransomware payments made due to a ransomware act that is a “covered cyber incident” to CISA. Entities that make ransomware payments must also preserve data relevant to the attack.

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Compliancy Group

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The attacks on critical infrastructure in America, such as the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack in May 2021, prompted the passage of CIRCIA. HIPAA and Cybersecurity. Protect your business with HIPAA now! Become HIPAA Compliant × Get HIPAA Compliant! CIRCIA and HIPAA Cybersecurity Response Plans.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

On January 6, 2025, OCR published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register detailing proposed changes to the HIPAA Security Rule. If implemented, it will be the first major update to the Security Rule in two decades. CHIME points out that under the previous Trump administration, a new law (P.L.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 16, 2024

CIS & Terrebonne General Are First in Louisiana to Use New Triclip™ Valve Repair System Sale hearing for Steward Health, Debtors’ Hospitals in Louisiana and Arkansas moved to Aug. Charles Health System acquisition of The Center Rural health firm is one of Oregon’s fastest-growing companies on Inc.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 16, 2024

CIS & Terrebonne General Are First in Louisiana to Use New Triclip™ Valve Repair System Sale hearing for Steward Health, Debtors’ Hospitals in Louisiana and Arkansas moved to Aug. Charles Health System acquisition of The Center Rural health firm is one of Oregon’s fastest-growing companies on Inc.

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Hall Render

AUGUST 4, 2023

1 CMS final rule boosts Medicare hospice payments by 3.1% To Address SDOH Needs U.S. sues UnitedHealth over ‘thousands’ of denied claims What’s a fair price for a prescription drug?

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 5, 2024

Traditional enforcement priorities for HHS’ Office of Civil Rights, would include enforcement of the HIPAA Privacy Rule right of access and enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule. In 2023, OCR continued to enforce compliance with the HIPAA Privacy Rule right of access rule. So, what are our 2024 HIPAA predictions?

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Hall Render

JANUARY 19, 2024

Bipartisan Ky. hospital company Kansas City Orthopaedic Institute appoints new CEO Kansas City University’s new research center aims to answer: ‘How do we keep people well?’ Bipartisan Ky.

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Hall Render

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Ransomware attacks against hospitals put patients’ lives at risk, researchers say States, FTC continue to target noncompetes: 3 updates The best hospital in each state, per Newsweek What to know about Stark law’s $9.2M RHODE ISLAND Lifespan, largest hospital owner in R.I.,

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Hall Render

MAY 12, 2023

Holcomb signs bill allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraception How 1 Indiana hospital rebuilt after a ransomware attack ‘I just love delivering babies’ | Meet Ascension St. Cloud Hospital names Chief Quality Officer Tampa’s Lions Eye Institute adopts new name Troubled Cano Health records $60.6M billion state budget.

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Hall Render

MARCH 7, 2025

expansion Mayo Clinic to invest nearly $2 billion in Valley hospital campus, hire thousands Mayo plans $1.9B Theres no date certain for delivery Dignity hospital appoints chief medical officer Measles exposure at LAX amid growing cases across U.S. 11 Fee Demand Physician found guilty for $1.5M

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Hall Render

APRIL 21, 2023

Jude, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard advance ‘potentially curative approach’ for sickle cell disease St. European expansion North Texas podiatrist and patient recruiter convicted in $8.5M health care fraud scheme SA cancer research company entering Dallas market as it eyes more U.S.,

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Hall Render

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

NATIONAL 3 states sue Trump administration over gender-affirming care order 22 states sue Trump administration over $4 billion cuts to biomedical research FTC merger filing regulation takes effect HHS, CMS improper payments: $88.5B confirmed as HHS secretary Rural hospitals push to be spared from possible funding cuts Senate advances RFK Jr.s

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