The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the resolution of three investigations concerning potential violations of the…
Yonkers, New York-based Empress Emergency Medical Services (EMS) reported a breach to HHS that impacted 318,558 individuals.
The FBI has received multiple reports of cyber criminals increasingly targeting healthcare payment processors to redirect victim payments.
Did you know that HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)-covered entities must also comply with standards for electronic transactions — not just privacy and security…
A class action lawsuit has been filed against medical billing company Practice Resources, LLC, after the personal information of 924,138 patients of Syracuse area hospitals…
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the Department of Health and Human Services announced a settlement with New England Dermatology P.C., d/b/a New England…
Multiple class action lawsuits have been filed against the Seattle-based Hearst Health subsidiary, MCG Health, over a data breach that has affected at least 10…
A malware incident involving the exfiltration of data and affecting more than 1.24 million patients from two Texas hospitals adds to a list of major…
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and Charles J. Hilton, PC, (CJH) agreed to a $450,000 settlement to resolve allegations relating to a 2020 healthcare…
Kaiser Permanente, the largest nonprofit health plan provider in the United States, has disclosed a data breach that exposed the sensitive health information of almost…