HIPAA Journal

JULY 20, 2022

There were 31 reported breaches of 10,000 or more healthcare records in June – the same number as May 2022 – two of which affected more than 1.2 Several healthcare providers submitted breach reports in June 2022 due to the ransomware attack on the HIPAA business associate, Eye Care Leaders. Electronic Medical Record.

Electronic Medical Records 109

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals 109

HIPAA Journal

JULY 7, 2022

A joint security alert has been issued to the healthcare and public health sector by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of the Treasury warning about the threat of Maui ransomware attacks. Treasury if payment is made.

Ransomware 135

Ransomware Public Health Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 135

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the paper, the HHS indicated it will be adopting a carrot-and-stick approach by developing voluntary Healthcare and Public Health (HPH) Sector Cybersecurity Goals (CPGs) that consist of cybersecurity measures that will have the greatest impact on security along with an update to the HIPAA Security Rule to add new cybersecurity requirements.

Ransomware 121

Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 121

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Shields Health Care Group, which provides medical imaging services to more than 50 healthcare facilities, suffered a breach of more than 2 million records, Professional Finance Company, which provides a debt collection service to healthcare organizations, suffered a breach affecting many of its clients and exposed the data of 1.91

Electronic Medical Records 97

Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Fraud Public Health 97

Health Populi

AUGUST 5, 2021

The third chart bolsters a fact we know-we-know about patients’ faith in health care providers as trusted data stewards : that is that apps recommended by doctors and hospitals more likely make patients feel more comfortable about using them than digital tools not vetted by a trusted source. One pillar of that trust is privacy.

COVID-19 118

COVID-19 Federal Policy Doctors Public Health 118

HIPAA Journal

APRIL 19, 2022

Between January 1 and July 31, 2018, a system that monitored unauthorized accessing of PHI at a large academic medical center flagged unauthorized accessing of electronic medical records by 444 employees, all of whom were professional medical staff who were not part of the patient’s intervention team and did not have access permission.

Electronic Medical Records 118

Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 118

AIHC

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose (posted on the Patient Safety Network October 31, 2023) A 2-year-old girl presented to the emergency department (ED) with joint swelling and rash following an upper respiratory infection. Read the article in full.

Department of Veterans Affairs 59

Department of Veterans Affairs Hospitals Compliance Nurses 59