Electronic Medical Records Governance Health Insurance Information 
HIT Consultant
APRIL 22, 2024
Since 1996, when the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law, there have been good advances in patient data interoperability, but as a whole, the industry has not embraced them. Relying on outdated record-sharing methods can delay the opportunity for patients to take advantage of life-altering care.
HIPAA Journal
DECEMBER 1, 2022
One Brooklyn Health System is currently dealing with a cyberattack that has caused disruption at its three hospitals – Interfaith Medical Center, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. Mena Regional Health System Breach Affects Almost 85,000 Patients.
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HIPAA Journal
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
Azura Vascular Care, a Pennsylvania-based operator of 70 outpatient vascular centers and ambulatory surgery centers in 25 states and Puerto Rico, notified the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights last month about a cybersecurity incident involving the protected health information of 348,000 patients.
HIPAA Journal
AUGUST 2, 2023
The administrative service provider said suspicious activity was detected within its network in early December 2022, and the forensic investigation confirmed on December 15, 2022, that an unauthorized third party accessed parts of its computer network where personal health information was stored.
HIPAA Journal
JULY 5, 2022
University Pediatric Dentistry in Buffalo, NY, has started notifying 6,843 patients that some of their protected health information has been exposed in an email security incident. A limited number of patients also had financial account information exposed.
Healthcare It News
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
UPMC Central Pennsylvania, a hospital that in 2021 achieved Stage 7, the top of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model, has been a leader in telemedicine, with more than two dozen robust virtual care programs. "UPMC is only one of eight health systems for the highest tier of recognition.
HIPAA Journal
MARCH 6, 2023
Cedar Park, TX-based Dental Health Management Solutions (DHMS), a provider of dental services to the government/military and private patients has recently announced – via its legal counsel – that the protected health information of certain patients was exposed in a 2021 hacking incident.
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