HHS OCR Settles Ransomware Cybersecurity Investigation under HIPAA Security Rule for $250K
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a settlement with Cascade Eye and Skin Centers, PC,…
CMS Notifies Individuals Potentially Impacted by Data Breach
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation (WPS) are notifying people whose protected health information or other personally…
HIPAA Security Rule Facility Access Controls – What are they and how do you implement them?
In today’s environment of increased cyber-attacks and breaches of electronic protected health information (ePHI) caused by hacking, malware, or ransomware, HIPAA covered entities and business…
Data Breach Exposes Personal and Medical Information of Nearly 77,000 Patients
An Ohio nursing home company is notifying approximately 77,000 individuals that their personal and medical information was compromised in a data breach that dates back…
Ransomware Strikes McLaren Health Care Again
McLaren Health Care confirmed that its Aug. 6 IT disruption was the result of a ransomware attack, which, according to an Aug. 16 update on…
Cardiology Practice: Hack Affected 281,000 Patients, Docs
An Alabama cardiology practice is notifying nearly 281,000 current and past patients, physicians and employees that hackers stole their sensitive information.
NJ AG and Multistate Coalition Secure $4.5M from Enzo Biochem for Failing to Protect Health Data
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Attorneys General of New York and Connecticut today secured $4.5 million from Enzo Biochem, Inc., for failing to…
Virginia Man Convicted for Illegally Obtaining Healthcare Records and Trying to Cover up His Crimes
A federal jury in Alexandria convicted an Arlington man on charges of obtaining another person’s healthcare information and destroying evidence in a federal investigation. According…
HHS OCR Imposes a Civil Monetary Penalty of $115,200 against American Medical Response
Today, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced a civil monetary penalty of $115,200 collected against American…
Ransomware Attack on Major US Blood Center Prompts Hundreds of Hospitals to Implement Shortage Protocols
One of the largest blood centers in the US is operating at reduced capacity after ransomware hackers shut down parts of its system.