HIPAA Journal

MARCH 9, 2022

Over 500,000 individuals have been affected by cyberattacks on Norwood Clinic, PracticeMax, Central Indiana Orthopedics, and an unauthorized electronic medical record incident at Ascension Michigan. Norwood Clinic. Ascension Michigan.

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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance HIPAA Ransomware 131

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers has recently announced it was the victim of a cyberattack on November 30, 2021. The information potentially compromised in the attack included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical diagnoses, treatment information, and health insurance information.

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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance HIPAA Licensing 119

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 13, 2022

YRMC said the files exfiltrated from its systems included names, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, and limited medical information. YRMC said its electronic medical record system was not accessed. Notification letters have recently been sent to affected individuals.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance 136

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The types of information compromised in the attack included names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, state ID numbers, financial account and/or payment card numbers, medical information, and health insurance information.

Electronic Medical Records 139

Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Ransomware HIPAA 139

Sharps Compliance

JANUARY 19, 2022

All healthcare providers and their business associates have an ethical and legal obligation to follow the provisions under The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HIPAA rules went into effect in 2003. HIPAA rules went into effect in 2003.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 22, 2021

health care administrative spend that could be freed up to, for example, cover more peoples’ health insurance or extend food benefits to bolster nutrition security and prevent physical wasting during cancer treatment for a person enrolled in Medicaid.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2023

The information that was viewed or obtained included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, health insurance information, medical record numbers, patient account numbers, and/or limited treatment information. TMH confirmed that its electronic medical record system was not accessed in the attack.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 14, 2022

CRMC said at this stage of the investigation it does not appear that the attackers gained access to its electronic medical record database; however, the files accessed or potentially accessed by the attackers included information such as patient names, addresses, birth dates, medical information, and health insurance information.

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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance HIPAA Medicaid 141

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 23, 2023

Associates in Dermatology, a network of dermatology clinics in Indiana, Kentucky, and New York, has started notifying patients that some of their protected health information has been exposed in a ransomware attack on one of its business associates.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance 75

Compliancy Group

JANUARY 25, 2023

Healthcare organizations were hit particularly hard by supply chain attacks as eight of the 12 supply chain breaches cited in the report affected business associates of healthcare organizations or health insurance companies.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 15, 2022

The incident involved the exposure and potential theft of the protected health information of 318,400 patients, including names, addresses, birth dates patient account numbers, medical record numbers, health insurance information, testing, diagnostic, treatment, and claims information.

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Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Fraud 127

HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2022

The types of data in the files varied from individual to individual and may have included names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, treatment information, and/or health insurance information. A limited number of patients also had financial account information exposed.

Health Insurance 118

Health Insurance Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Hospitals 118

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 31, 2022

First Street Family Health said the attack was detected on July 16, 2022, with the investigation confirming that the attackers first gained access to its systems on July 5, 2022. The unauthorized access was blocked on July 16.

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Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Hospitals 126

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

CommonSpirit Health is still facing disruption to business operations as a result of the attack but has now restored the MyChart patient portal and providers can now access their patients’ electronic medical records. Tift Regional Health System Investigating Cyberattack and Data Breach.

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Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Medicaid 81

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Connexin Software does business as Office Practicum and is a provider of electronic medical records and practice management software for pediatric practices. The forensic investigation confirmed the threat actor behind the attack exfiltrated files containing protected health information. million individuals.

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Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Ransomware Health Insurance 99

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 16, 2023

The third-party forensic investigation confirmed the attacker accessed files that contained patients’ protected health information; however, its electronic medical record system was not affected. 95% of the compromised files only included an individual’s name.

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Health Insurance Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Medicaid 69

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 6, 2023

The types of information exposed varied from individual to individual and may have included names, addresses, medical information, health insurance information, Medicaid identification numbers, driver’s licenses, account and routing numbers, and Social Security numbers.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Nurses Health Insurance 93

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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. "This shows that it is being used by all types of patients," Saiyed noted.

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Telemedicine Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Health Outcomes 153

HIPAA Journal

MARCH 30, 2022

LEHB said the following types of information had been compromised: names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account numbers, health insurance information, medical record numbers, patient account numbers, and diagnosis/treatment information.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance 140

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 16, 2022

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has confirmed that the protected health information of 1,290,104 patients was compromised in a data breach at its electronic medical record vendor, Eye Care Leaders. Eye Care Leaders said it detected a breach on Dec. No evidence of data exfiltration was found.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Hospitals 108

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 30, 2022

The company sought a cloud solution that’s compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and could meet the company’s requirements for scalability, security, and storage. Its search led it to Microsoft Azure.

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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance HIPAA Hospitals 98

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The review of the compromised servers revealed they contained information related to the company’s welfare plan such as names, addresses, birth dates, Social Security numbers, health insurance policy information, and, in a limited number of cases, banking information. Alignment Health Insurance Company of Arizona, Inc.,

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Ransomware Health Insurance Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 103

HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Managing security and compliance is one of the hardest parts of building a system involving health data. If partnering with large organizations, startups need to be mindful that the majority will want electronic medical record (EMR) integration while consumers will want integration with Apple HealthKit or Google Fit.

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Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance HIPAA Compliance 98

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 27, 2023

This is the third article in the ‘Benefits of HIPAA’ series, this time around exploring how the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and its subsequent amendments have benefited patients. While HIPAA has not solved the problem of job lock, it has certainly helped.

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HIPAA Health Insurance Electronic Medical Records Fraud 108

HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

HHS says the protected health information of up to 9,972 patients was stored on the compromised systems, and included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and medical information.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance 115

HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The information in the emails varied from patient to patient and may have included names, along with one or more of the following types of information: address, date of birth, diagnostic and treatment information, and health insurance information.

Electronic Medical Records 115

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Health Insurance 115

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

in Iowa has recently confirmed that it was affected by the data breach at the electronic medical record provider, Eye Care Leaders. The attack exposed the protected health information of 542,776 current and former Wolfe Clinic patients. Wolfe Clinic, P.C

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Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Health Insurance Ransomware 80

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 8, 2022

The investigation confirmed that the electronic medical record system was not affected, but files containing patients’ protected health information had been exfiltrated from its systems.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Health Insurance 91

Compliancy Group

JUNE 29, 2022

In early December of 2021, Eye Care Leaders (Eye Care), an electronic medical record vendor supplying business associate services to eye care providers across the country, discovered it had incurred a data breach. Medical record numbers. Health insurance information. Email addresses. Dates of birth.

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Ransomware HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance 98

HIT Consultant

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The pen started to evolve to a keyboard about 40 years ago as EMRs (Electronic Medical Records) started to emerge. EMRs serve as the primary system of record for every healthcare institution. Sajjad also co-founded the Health insurance analytics platform Beneple which was successfully exited.

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Healthcare Law Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

As of 2019 almost 95% of such persons had Medicare coverage and about half of those also had some sort of supplemental health insurance coverage. Moreover, 40% of Americans are considered medically obese. The ACL projects that by 2040 that percentage will grow to over 80 million Americans or almost 22% or our population.

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US Department of Health and Human Services Medicare Medicare Electronic Medical Records 52

The Health Law Firm

MARCH 1, 2018

Prosecutors said that Dr. Montaña violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) by sharing electronic medical records and prescription forms with representatives of Aegerion in 2013 without patient permission. The Alleged HIPAA Privacy Violations.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Doctors Health Insurance 40

Compliancy Group

JANUARY 6, 2022

Some files may have also contained Social Security numbers or driver’s license numbers, health insurance information, and/or clinical or treatment information. Ciox clarified that the employee whose email account was involved, “did not have direct access to any healthcare provider’s or facility’s electronic medical record system.”.

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HIPAA 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). The potential sources of ePHI are numerous.

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HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Compliance Health Insurance 52

The Digital Health Corner

JULY 17, 2017

Equipment servicing schedules, drug, medical device, patient and personnel tracking and other logistical considerations are important in patient safety. Improving the electronic medical record (EHR). However there exist significant challenges in the utilization of blockchain for patient records.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

.” This study can (should) also inform tech developers’ and health care providers’ approaches to collaborating with patients and caregivers with respect to their personal health information and the digital tools the industry stakeholders want to put into health consumers’ hands. Patients in the U.S.

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Compliancy Group

JANUARY 21, 2022

Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and it was signed into law in 1996. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has the responsibility to take the law passed by Congress and make it workable. .

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