HHS OCR Settles 8th Ransomware Investigation with Elgon Information Systems
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced an $80,000 settlement with Elgon Information Systems (Elgon), a Massachusetts…
HHS OCR Proposes Measures to Strengthen Healthcare Cybersecurity Under HIPAA
On December 27, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), issued a proposed rule to improve…
HHS ASTP Finalizes Two Rules
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy (ASTP), has finalized two rules: Health Data, Technology, and…
Five Years for $825K Credit Card Fraud Using Stolen Healthcare Identities
Karina Arceo, 34, of Wasco, was sentenced to 60 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to commit bank fraud and…
HHS OCR Settles with Healthcare Clearinghouse, over HIPAA Impermissible Disclosure
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Inmediata Health Group, LLC (Inmediata), a healthcare…
Children’s Hospital Colorado Fined $548K for HIPAA Violations
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $548,265 civil monetary penalty against Children’s Hospital Colorado, concerning…
HHS OCR Fines Gulf Coast Pain Consultants $1.19M for HIPAA Violations
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a $1.19 million civil monetary penalty against Gulf Coast Pain…
HHS OCR Settles with Holy Redeemer Hospital over Disclosure of Patient’s PHI
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Holy Redeemer Family Medicine (Holy Redeemer), a…
Mental Health Center Fined $100K for Delayed Patient Records Access
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced a $100,000 civil monetary penalty against Rio Hondo Community…
Oklahoma Regional Medical Center: 133K Patients Affected by Ransomware Attack
Great Plains Regional Medical Center in Elk City, Oklahoma, fell victim to a ransomware attack detected on September 8, 2024, when files were encrypted.