Compliancy Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

HIPAA fines are issued for various reasons and are usually the result of a settlement to end an Office for Civil Rights (OCR) investigation. In 2023, OCR settled thirteen cases with healthcare organizations for potential HIPAA violations. UHIC agreed to an $80,000 settlement and corrective action plan to resolve the investigation.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Recently, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued a white paper warning the healthcare and public health sector (HPH) about these living-off-the-land techniques to raise awareness of the threat and explain the risks of using certain tools.

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YouCompli

JULY 3, 2023

Margaret Scavotto explains the two sides to privacy: the penalty side and the positive side.   “On the penalty side, we have issues like ransomware, which is rampant,” Scavotto says.   “In healthcare, we have to conduct a HIPAA security risk analysis as well as invest in cybersecurity so that we don’t lose access to data or have a breach.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Following the WannaCry ransomware attacks in 2017, which caused massive disruption to clinical operations at several U.S. From the middle of 2020 to the end of 2021, 82% of healthcare systems reported a cyber incident, and 34% of those incidents were ransomware attacks. Version 2.0

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FDA Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals 82

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

NATIONAL Addressing Staff Burnout In Healthcare Design Amazon completes $3.9B Can Hospitals Change in Time to Keep Them? doctor talks importance of diversity in health care Illinois hospital CEO dismissed amid board investigation Illinois paid sick leave legislation heading to Gov. million from non-profit to help end childhood cancer St.

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