Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Now imagine that business is a hospital. On October 27, 2020, Sky Lakes Medical Center went dark. On October 27, 2020, Sky Lakes Medical Center went dark. In a matter of hours, Sky Lakes became a healthcare facility without email, financial and clinical systems, or electronic medical records.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Hospitals 86

HIPAA Journal

JUNE 1, 2023

Mountain View Hospital, Idaho Falls Community Hospital, and several clinics in rural Idaho run by the same operator have been affected by a recent cyberattack. The cyberattack was detected on Memorial Day, and ambulances were diverted to other hospitals as a precaution.

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Hospitals Electronic Medical Records Ransomware Health Insurance 94

HIPAA Journal

JULY 20, 2023

Tampa General Hospital has recently confirmed that hackers gained access to its network and stole files containing the protected health information of up to 1.2 Tampa General Hospital confirmed that the hackers did not gain access to its electronic medical record system. million patients.

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Hospitals Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA 74

HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Teijin Automotive Technologies Says Welfare Plan Data Compromised in December Ransomware Attack Teijin Automotive Technologies has recently confirmed the protected health information of 25,464 members of its welfare plan has potentially been accessed and stolen in a December 1, 2022, ransomware attack.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 13, 2022

On October 3, 2022, CommonSpirit Health experienced a data security incident that forced it to take systems offline, including its electronic medical record (EHR) and other critical IT systems. Hospitals in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Tennessee, and Washington all stated that the incident has affected them.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records HIPAA Hospitals 82

Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 14, 2023

New York Governor Kathy Hochul stresses the importance of increased hospital cybersecurity, proposing tighter regulations. New York has already set aside $500 million for compliance efforts that hospitals across the state can apply to receive a share of. Executives at large hospitals, such as Northwell Health, have already commented.

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Compliance Hospitals US Department of Health and Human Services Electronic Medical Records 52

Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The data breach affecting the Texas-based system of 16 hospitals is unrelated to the massive ransomware attack on its parent company, CommonSpirit Health. Hacks targeting electronic medical records total 41, while there are 483 cases under investigation targeting network servers. Unaware for nearly a year.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

What is most concerning about attacks on healthcare organizations is that any of the four most common types of attacks (ransomware, supply chain attacks, cloud or business email compromise) can trigger serious consequences for the health of patients, even putting their lives at risk.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Telemedicine HIPAA 107

HIPAA Journal

MAY 30, 2023

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers Investigating Royal Ransomware Attack Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers in Illinois has launched an investigation into a cyberattack that the Royal ransomware group has claimed responsibility for. Norton did not state whether ransomware was used in the attack.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance Hospitals 83

HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Across hospital settings, IT infrastructure has not kept pace with ultrasound innovation. Despite the many benefits of POCUS, the opportunity for wider implementation is hindered because today’s POCUS tools do not seamlessly integrate with existing hospital IT infrastructure. In other words, they can’t protect what they don’t see.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Hospitals Nurses 111

HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 31, 2024

In response to an alarming increase in cyberattacks on New York hospitals, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced new cybersecurity measures had been proposed for New York hospitals , which are expected to be finalized in the first half of 2024.

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Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals Compliance 122

HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 21, 2022

17 breaches of 10,000 or more records were reported to OCR in November, five of which involved more than half a million records and three incidents involved the impermissible disclosure of more than 1 million records. The records of 2,216,365 patients were exposed and potentially stolen. Doctors’ Center Hospital.

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Ransomware HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Doctors 96

HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2022

One notable breach is a ransomware attack on the HIPAA business associate, Professional Finance Company. North Broward Hospital District (Broward Health). Cyberattack through the office of 3rd party medical provider. Ransomware attack on EHR provider (Eye Care Leaders). Ransomware attack. Ransomware attack.

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HIPAA Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Compliance 122

HIPAA Journal

JULY 25, 2022

Web applications have grown in popularity in healthcare in recent years and are used for patient portals, electronic medical record systems, scheduling appointments, accessing test results, patient monitoring, online pharmacies, dental CAD systems, inventory management, and more. DDoS attacks are also conducted by hacktivists.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 31, 2022

This method of attack is becoming more common, where data is stolen, deleted, and then threats are issued to publish or sell the data if payment is not made to the attackers, but files are not encrypted using ransomware. Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network Notifies Patients About 2021 Cyberattack.

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Electronic Medical Records Ransomware HIPAA Health Insurance 111

Compliancy Group

JULY 20, 2023

Tampa General Hospital’s recent revelation is nothing short of a modern-day heist, as cunning hackers managed to infiltrate their network and make off with the valuable treasure trove that is the protected health information of approximately 1.2 It appears this was no ordinary plundering but rather an attempted ransomware attack.

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Electronic Medical Records Hospitals HIPAA Ransomware 52

HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

18 healthcare data breaches of 10,000 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights in August 2022, which have been summarized in the table below. It should be noted that the exact nature of the data breach is not always reported by the breached entity, such as if ransomware was used to encrypt files. Health Plan.

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Ransomware HIPAA Electronic Medical Records Compliance 102

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2021

" Hospital at home. Another lesson Burchett learned was big: Hospital-level care can indeed be provided in the home. "We were able to serve more than 5,000 patients in our hospital-at-home service," he reported. Dealing with a ransomware attack.

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COVID-19 Ransomware Hospitals Telemedicine 190

AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. HIPAA and HITECH is for all health care organizations falling under the definition as a Covered Entity, from solo practices to larger clinics and hospital medical networks to health plans and clearinghouses. Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law.

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Electronic Medical Records 99

Health Populi

APRIL 30, 2018

The health industry, especially hospitals, enjoy a relatively high level of trust, I pointed out last week in my look into health-specific data generated in the 2018 Edelman Trust Barometer. For hospitals to maintain this high degree of goodwill, they must do better as savvy and switched-on health data stewards on behalf of their patients.

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Ransomware Hospitals Electronic Medical Records HIPAA 59

AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. HIPAA and HITECH is for all health care organizations falling under the definition as a Covered Entity, from solo practices to larger clinics and hospital medical networks to health plans and clearinghouses. Since 2009, HITECH has given “teeth” to HIPAA law.

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Compliance US Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Electronic Medical Records 52

YouCompli

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Ransomware, phishing, and cyberattacks are in the news frequently now that hackers have targeted the healthcare community. IT often recommends the adoption of certain tools and technologies that impact your electronic medical records. Information Technology and Information Security.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 5, 2023

Cyberattacks such as this often involve ransomware, although it is unclear if ransomware was used in this attack. TMH confirmed that its electronic medical record system was not accessed in the attack. TMH did not share further information on the exact nature of the attack.

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Ransomware Electronic Medical Records Health Insurance HIPAA 86

Hall Render

JUNE 3, 2022

4 benefits of behavioral health partnership for hospital performance. CMS has cited 69 hospitals for noncompliance with worker vaccine mandate. Hospital revenues plummet. Is It Finally Time for Hospital-at-Home or is Time Up? Ransomware spurs weeks, months of IT downtime. Providers urge FTC to probe PBM practices.

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COVID-19 Nursing Homes US Department of Health and Human Services Nurses 40

Hall Render

APRIL 7, 2023

NATIONAL AHA, AHCA warn CMS against unfunded nursing home staffing mandates AHA to Congress: Funding rural hospitals is critical for access AHA-supported bill to aid small rural hospitals reintroduced in Senate Biden won’t veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency CVS-branded hospitals?

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US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses 40