HHS OCR BULLETIN: HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus
In light of the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is…
Ohio Bill That Would Allow Cameras in Long-Term Nursing Homes Introduced to Committee
Ohioans who are concerned about the treatment of their loved ones in long-term nursing homes could soon have the power to place a camera in…
Access Health CT Announces Data Breach Affecting 1,100
Access Health CT, the state’s health insurance marketplace, announced January 28 that the personal information of approximately 1,100 people might have been compromised in a…
HHS OCR Update: Important Notice Regarding Individuals’ Right of Access to Health Records
On January 25, 2013, HHS published a final rule entitled “Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Enforcement Rules Under the Health Information Technology for…
South Carolina Health System Named in Class Action Lawsuit after December Malware Attack
The impacts of the December 12 cyberattack on the Tidelands Health Hospital System are unclear, but what is clear is that patients feel they were…
PA Nursing Home Accidentally Releases Prescription Information for Its Residents
Lehigh County accidentally shared the prescriptions of nearly 700 Cedarbrook residents with 16 companies last December, a potential violation of federal law.
Michigan Healthcare Company Fires Employee for Leaking Patient Data to Personal Injury Attorney
Beaumont Health has fired an employee suspected of disclosing confidential information of more than 1,000 patients to a person believed to have been working on…
Nearly 200,000 Patients Impacted by PIH Health Phishing Attack
PIH Health, a 2-hospital nonprofit healthcare network based in Whittier, CA, has started notifying nearly 200,000 patients about a potential breach of their personal and…
FDA Informs Healthcare Providers, Facilities and Patients about Potential Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities for Certain GE Healthcare Clinical Information Central Stations and Telemetry Servers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing a safety communication informing healthcare providers, facilities and patients about cybersecurity vulnerabilities identified for certain GE Healthcare…
Great Plains Health Has Recovered 80% of Systems Impacted by November 2019 Ransomware Attack
Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE, experienced a ransomware attack in November 2019 which saw its network encrypted.