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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Ransomware HIPAA Public Health 96

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

FDA 85

FDA Ransomware HIPAA Hospitals 85

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.

Compliance 52

Compliance Compliance Officers HIPAA Ransomware 52

HIT Consultant

AUGUST 19, 2022

In its white paper “ A Realistic Approach to Achieving a 1% Duplicate Record Error Rate ,” AHIMA notes that duplicate patient records lead to misidentification errors and administrative inefficiencies.

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Ransomware Public Health COVID-19 Licensing 52

Compliancy Group

JANUARY 8, 2024

2023 was also a year of Security Rule enforcement firsts – the first settlement over a phishing breach, the first settlement over a ransomware breach, and the first settlement over improper use of online tracking technology. DMS was the victim of a ransomware attack that affected the ePHI of approximately 200,000 individuals.

HIPAA 52

HIPAA Ransomware COVID-19 Doctors 52

Hall Render

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

doctor talks importance of diversity in health care Illinois hospital CEO dismissed amid board investigation Illinois paid sick leave legislation heading to Gov. and RI are pushing back against the rising cost of healthcare An exodus of primary care doctors has officials re-imagining healthcare in South County R.I.

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Nursing Homes COVID-19 Nurses Hospitals 40