HealthIT Answers

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Among these vital communication channels, email takes center stage. The post Securing Healthcare Communication: The Imperative Role of Email Link Isolation appeared first on Health IT Answers.

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Electronic Health Reporter

MARCH 24, 2023

Threats come from every direction, whether through email, an […] The article Sending Emails No Longer A Security Problem For Healthcare appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com. The healthcare sector is predicated on protecting all sensitive information for a practice and its patients.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 2, 2023

In this post we cover the 5 Requirements for HIPAA Compliant Email Retention. In a recent survey we discovered that HIPAA compliant email retention is often overlooked and incorrectly implemented when organizations consider their overall HIPAA data retention requirements. Regular email solutions do not cover these HIPAA requirements.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 22, 2023

Researchers at ESET have identified a largescale and ongoing phishing campaign targeting Zimbra Collaboration email servers at small- and medium-sized businesses and government agencies. Targets are sent an email with an HTML attachment. Targets are sent an email with an HTML attachment.

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Fierce Healthcare

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Supply chain and business email compromise (BEC) attacks against healthcare organizations are among the leading threats to patients’ care and outcomes, according to a new survey report from cyberse | A newly published industry survey also found that IT executives were less concerned about ransomware vulnerability despite an uptick in organizations (..)

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 7, 2022

doing business as CSI Laboratories in Alpharetta, GA, has recently announced that the email account of an employee has been accessed by an unauthorized individual, who may have viewed or obtained the protected health information of 244,850 patients. Trillium Health Email Account Breach Exposes PHI of 3,200 Patients.

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Health IT Security

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Advanced email attacks remain a top threat to organizations around the world, including those in the healthcare sector.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 12, 2022

A recent data breach at the email marketing platform vendor Mailchimp has prompted a warning from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center ( HC3 ) about the risk of phishing attacks using the platform. While phishing emails could be sent, malware may also be delivered.

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Becker's Health IT

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Authorities shuttered 14,000 email accounts linked to LockBit, a ransomware gang known for targeting the U.S. healthcare industry, Gov Info Security reported Feb.

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Becker's Health IT

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million patients of Oklahoma City-based Integris Health were caught up in a data breach where the alleged hackers sent extortion emails directly to some of them.

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Fierce Healthcare

MARCH 8, 2024

Fewer than 1 in 5 claims related to email messages between patients required a private health plan member to pay out of pocket, and those that did paid a median $25, according to a new analysis see | A recent analysis of 2020-2021 private claims for email messaging found just 18% involved patient cost sharing, and those that did "typically" (..)

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 12, 2023

A settlement has been proposed by Maxim HealthCare Services to resolve all claims related to a 2020 cyberattack and data breach involving unauthorized access to multiple employee email accounts. The post Maxim HealthCare Services Proposes Settlement to Resolve Email Breach Lawsuit appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 9, 2023

Email accounts have been compromised at Legacy Hospice and Live Oak Surgery Center, and a University of Miami Health employee’s personal data breach also saw their work email account compromised, highlighting the risks of employees storing their work login credentials on personal devices.

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Becker's Health IT

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

"Lexington Medical Center warns patients of data breach after employee's email is hacked, exposing personal information. Limited files with billing and personal

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Unauthorized individuals have gained access to the email system of the Administrative Fund of the Detectives’ Endowment Association of the Police Department of the City of New York (NYCDEA) and potentially viewed or obtained the protected health information of 21,544 individuals. Assurance Health System Reports Breach of Two Email Accounts.

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Becker's Health IT

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Cyberattacks on emails at healthcare organizations have increased 167% in 2023, according to a report from Abnormal Security.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 18, 2022

Newman Regional Health (NRH), which operates a 25-bed critical access hospital in Emporia, KS, has recently started notifying 52,224 patients that unauthorized individuals have gained access to certain employee email accounts that contained protected health information. Contra Costa County Reports Email Account Security Incident.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 4, 2022

Catholic Health Services Reports Breach of Employee Email Accounts. Miami Lakes, FL-based Catholic Health Services has discovered the email accounts of three Catholic Hospice employees have been accessed by unauthorized individuals. On January 25, 2022, CVS Pharmacy determined certain accounts had been compromised.

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 29, 2022

Aliso Viejo-based Covenant Care California, an operator of skilled nursing facilities and a provider of home health services in California and Nevada, has announced that an unauthorized third party has gained access to its email system, and potentially viewed or obtained electronic protected health information. Elevate Health Group.

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Becker's Health IT

DECEMBER 5, 2022

An employee email account from Orlando (Fla.) Health was accessed by an unauthorized user, which may have compromised the information of 3,662 patients.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 18, 2023

The lawsuit was filed in response to a breach of a Microsoft 365-hosted business email account that was detected on April 14, 2022. The post Lawsuit Filed Against Conifer & Tenet Healthcare Over Email Account Breach appeared first on HIPAA Journal. Klinger of Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman.

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Compliancy Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Your patient asked you to email them a copy of their medical records, but are you allowed to do this? Is it a HIPAA violation to email medical records? Are You Using a HIPAA Compliant Email Provider? You may not have considered this, but the provider you use to send patient emails matters. Are Emails Encrypted?

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HealthIT Answers

JUNE 13, 2023

By Dave Anderson - It’s been a couple years since radio hosts Jen Jennings and Tom Testa took a deep dive into the world of email marketing but that doesn’t mean their guidance has become dusty and outdated. Let's look at email marketing.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2022

The Acacia Network, a New York City-based human services organization, has recently notified the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights about an email account breach that was detected on July 17, 2020. According to the breach notice on the Acacia Network website, email accounts were accessed for a limited time between June 6, 2020, and June 12, 2020.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 25, 2022

Three email incidents have recently been reported by Ultimate Care, CareOregon Advantage, and University Medical Center Southern Nevada that have affected a total of 38,485 individuals. The forensic investigation revealed the email accounts were accessed by unauthorized individuals between April 7, 2021, and June 2, 2021.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 4, 2022

Unusual activity was detected within its email environment on June 1, 2022. It was not possible to tell which emails, if any, had been viewed, nor if any information in the accounts had been stolen. It was not possible to tell which emails, if any, had been viewed, nor if any information in the accounts had been stolen.

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HIPAA Trek

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Email is a critical part of daily life and modern business: but is it HIPAA compliant? There’s no denying that, in a healthcare setting, email is convenient. The post HIPAA Compliance and Email: Is it Compliant to Email PHI? But it can also be challenging to ensure the security of Protected Health Information […].

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Health IT Security

JANUARY 9, 2023

Email security breaches… read more

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 29, 2022

Check it out: My boss shared his screen and he has more than178K unread emails. 178,000 emails. As a zero inbox guy (which usually means 20-40 emails), I’m not sure how you do this. It’s funny to think how much email is just sitting there dead. Emma Stevens (@emcatco) July 29, 2022.

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Health Care Performance

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Everyone knows email phishing scams are common. A CISA advisory provides details of a new email phishing scam that uses remote management software to steal money. The attackers recently used phishing emails to gain access to a victim’s computer using legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) software in financial schemes.

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Compliancy Group

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The first recommended practice is email protection systems. What Are Email Protection Systems? Email protection systems are integral to keeping email communication secure. The HIPAA Security Rule requires safeguards to be in place before email can be used to transmit electronic protected health information (ePHI). .

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Becker's Health IT

JULY 28, 2023

An employee email account from Sacramento, Calif.-based based UC Davis Health was accessed by an unauthorized party, potentially breaching some patients' protected health information.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 9, 2022

Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System in California has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $340,000 to resolve claims from patients affected by a breach of its email environment in 2020. The post Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare Settles Email Data Breach Lawsuit for $340K appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Becker's Health IT

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center patients are being blackmailed after the institution was attacked by hackers. Fred Hutch has urged patients to not pay the ransom.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 31, 2022

Louis, MO, has started notifying certain patients that some of their protected health information was stored in email accounts that were accessed by an unauthorized individual. The investigation confirmed that a small number of email accounts of physicians and general practitioners had been accessed between March 4 and March 28, 2022.

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Becker's Health IT

APRIL 2, 2024

"UNC Hospitals and School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, N.C. experienced a data breach due to a phishing attack, exposing patient information. Measures are being

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