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HIPAA JOURNAL
HIPAA Journal provides the most comprehensive coverage of HIPAA news anywhere online, in addition to independent advice about HIPAA compliance and the best practices to adopt to avoid data breaches, HIPAA violations and regulatory fines. HIPAA COMPLIANCE AND COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS HHS Secretary Alex Azar declared the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak a public health emergency for the United States on January 31, 2020 and on March 13, 2020, President Trump declared COVID-19 a national emergency. SARS-CoV-2 is highly infectious, and COVID-19 has a highmortality rate.
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY CYBERATTACKS INCREASE BY 45% A new report from Check Point shows attacks continued to increase in November and December 2020, when there was a 45% increase in cyber-attacks on healthcare organizations globally. The increase was more than double the percentage rise in attacks on all industry sectors worldwide over the same period. Globally, there was an averageof 626
LARGEST HEALTHCARE DATA BREACHES IN 2020 Largest Healthcare Data Breaches in 2020. 2020 was the worst ever year for healthcare industry data breaches. 616 data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights. 28,756,445 healthcare records were exposed, compromised, or impermissibly disclosed in those breaches, which makes 2020 the thirdworst year
EFFECTS OF POOR COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARESEE MORE ONHIPAAJOURNAL.COM
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DOCTORS AND NURSES According to research conducted by The Joint Commission (TJC), almost 60% of medical errors are the direct result of a communication breakdown, such as a failure in communication between doctors and nurses. A 2016 study published in the BMJ suggests 250,000 patients in the United States die as a result of medical errors every year. HITECH ACT AMENDMENT CREATING CYBERSECURITY SAFE HARBOR HITECH Act Amendment Creating Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Signed into Law. On January 5, 2020, President Trump added his signature to a bill ( HR 7898) that amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) and creates a safe harbor for companies that have implemented recognized security best practices COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN NURSING SBAR is one of the most common communication tools in nursing for structuring conversations. SBAR is an acronym of Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation. It is a tool that is used for structured communication to ensure that information is transferred accurately between two people, such as during a shift transfer forexample.
HHS RELEASES FINAL INTEROPERABILITY AND INFORMATIONSEE MORE ONHIPAAJOURNAL.COM
INDIANA COURT UPHOLDS $1.44M HIPAA PRIVACY BREACH AWARD Walgreen Co. v. Abigail E. Hinchy. In July 2013, a Marion Superior Court jury awarded $1.44M in damages to Abigail Hinchy after a Walgreen pharmacist shared PHI with a third party about a client who had dated her husband. A pharmacist at Walgreens at 6269 W. 38th St. in Indianapolis improperly accessed Hinchy’s prescription history.HIPAA JOURNAL
HIPAA Journal provides the most comprehensive coverage of HIPAA news anywhere online, in addition to independent advice about HIPAA compliance and the best practices to adopt to avoid data breaches, HIPAA violations and regulatory fines. HIPAA COMPLIANCE AND COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS HHS Secretary Alex Azar declared the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak a public health emergency for the United States on January 31, 2020 and on March 13, 2020, President Trump declared COVID-19 a national emergency. SARS-CoV-2 is highly infectious, and COVID-19 has a highmortality rate.
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY CYBERATTACKS INCREASE BY 45% A new report from Check Point shows attacks continued to increase in November and December 2020, when there was a 45% increase in cyber-attacks on healthcare organizations globally. The increase was more than double the percentage rise in attacks on all industry sectors worldwide over the same period. Globally, there was an averageof 626
LARGEST HEALTHCARE DATA BREACHES IN 2020 Largest Healthcare Data Breaches in 2020. 2020 was the worst ever year for healthcare industry data breaches. 616 data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights. 28,756,445 healthcare records were exposed, compromised, or impermissibly disclosed in those breaches, which makes 2020 the thirdworst year
EFFECTS OF POOR COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARESEE MORE ONHIPAAJOURNAL.COM
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DOCTORS AND NURSES According to research conducted by The Joint Commission (TJC), almost 60% of medical errors are the direct result of a communication breakdown, such as a failure in communication between doctors and nurses. A 2016 study published in the BMJ suggests 250,000 patients in the United States die as a result of medical errors every year. HITECH ACT AMENDMENT CREATING CYBERSECURITY SAFE HARBOR HITECH Act Amendment Creating Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Signed into Law. On January 5, 2020, President Trump added his signature to a bill ( HR 7898) that amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) and creates a safe harbor for companies that have implemented recognized security best practices COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN NURSING SBAR is one of the most common communication tools in nursing for structuring conversations. SBAR is an acronym of Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation. It is a tool that is used for structured communication to ensure that information is transferred accurately between two people, such as during a shift transfer forexample.
HHS RELEASES FINAL INTEROPERABILITY AND INFORMATIONSEE MORE ONHIPAAJOURNAL.COM
INDIANA COURT UPHOLDS $1.44M HIPAA PRIVACY BREACH AWARD Walgreen Co. v. Abigail E. Hinchy. In July 2013, a Marion Superior Court jury awarded $1.44M in damages to Abigail Hinchy after a Walgreen pharmacist shared PHI with a third party about a client who had dated her husband. A pharmacist at Walgreens at 6269 W. 38th St. in Indianapolis improperly accessed Hinchy’s prescription history.HIPAA JOURNAL
HIPAA Journal provides the most comprehensive coverage of HIPAA news anywhere online, in addition to independent advice about HIPAA compliance and the best practices to adopt to avoid data breaches, HIPAA violations and regulatory fines. UNDERSTANDING THE HIPAA LAWS The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) consist of five Titles, each with their own set of HIPAA laws. Four of the five sets of HIPAA laws are straightforward and cover topics such as the portability of healthcare insurance between jobs, the coverage of persons with pre-existing conditions, and tax provisions for medical savings accounts. OFFICIAL 2021 HIPAA COMPLIANCE CHECKLIST Everything you need in a single page for a HIPAA compliance checklist. If your organization has access to ePHI, review our HIPAA compliance checklist for 2021 to ensure you comply with all the HIPAA requirements for security and privacy. Our HIPAA security rule checklist explains what is HIPAA IT compliance, HIPAA security compliance, HIPAA software compliance, and HIPAA data compliance.BITWARDEN REVIEW
Bitwarden is one of the leading password managers for business and personal use and is widely regarded as one of the best and most secure password A comprehensive Bitwarden review covering security, features, compliance, usability, and the SETTLEMENT TO RESOLVE NEBRASKA MEDICINE DATA BREACH In September 2020, Nebraska Medicine and the University of Nebraska Medical Center discovered their systems had been hacked and malware had been A proposed settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by victims of a malware attack THIRD-PARTY PHISHING ATTACK AFFECTS UP TO 34,862 LAFOURCHE Lafourche Medical Group, a Louisiana-based urgent care center operator, has notified 34,862 patients about a security breach that potentially involved Lafourche Medical Group has discovered an external accountant fell for a phishing scam which saw its Microsoft 365 environment compromised. The PHI of up to 34,862 patients has potentially been compromised. HUMANA AND COTIVITI FACING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OVER The Louisville, KY-based health insurance and healthcare provider Humana and its business associate Cotiviti are facing legal action over a data breach An employee of a subcontractor of a business associate of Humana exposed members’ medical records online. A class action lawsuit has been proposed seeking damages for breach victims. CRITICAL VULNERABILITIES IDENTIFIED IN MESALABS LABORATORY Five vulnerabilities have been identified in the MesaLabs AmegaView continuous monitoring system used in hospital laboratories, forensics labs, and Several vulnerabilities have been identified in the MesaLabs AmegaView laboratory temperature managing system, including one with the maximum CVSS severity score. NIST PUBLISHES GUIDANCE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE USE OF The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a new report on the use of biometric authentication on mobile devices to allow Biometric authentication offers many advantages for first responders, but implementing biometric authentication is not without its challenges. NIST has offered insights to help first responders make the right decision. TEXAS LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL CALLING FOR STATE AG TO The Texas Legislature has followed in the footsteps of California and Maine and has passed a bill that requires the Texas Attorney General to publish A bill has been passed that calls for the Texas Attorney General to establish a data breach “wall of shame” that lists all data breaches affecting 250 or more state residents. ROUNDUP OF RECENT HEALTHCARE PHISHING AND MALWARE INCIDENTS Twelve Oaks Recovery Discovers Malware Infection and Data Theft. Twelve Oaks Recovery, a Navarre, FL-based addiction and mental health treatment center, has discovered an unauthorized individual gained access to its network, installed malware, and stole documents from its systems. The attack was detected on December 13, 2020 when unusual EFFECTS OF POOR COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARESEE MORE ONHIPAAJOURNAL.COM
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY CYBERATTACKS INCREASE BY 45% A new report from Check Point shows attacks continued to increase in November and December 2020, when there was a 45% increase in cyber-attacks on healthcare organizations globally. The increase was more than double the percentage rise in attacks on all industry sectors worldwide over the same period. Globally, there was an averageof 626
MESSAGING STANDARDS IN HEALTHCARE Messaging standards in healthcare in the United States exist to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of health data and protect patient privacy. HITECH ACT AMENDMENT CREATING CYBERSECURITY SAFE HARBOR HITECH Act Amendment Creating Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Signed into Law. On January 5, 2020, President Trump added his signature to a bill ( HR 7898) that amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) and creates a safe harbor for companies that have implemented recognized security best practices REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES NOTIFIES Gallup, NM-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack inFebruary
DO HIPAA RULES CREATE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT INFORMATION The RFI was passed to the Office of Management and Budget for review on November 13, 2018. It is currently unclear when the RFI will be issued. Certain provisions of HIPAA Rules are perceived to be barriers to information sharing. The American Hospital Association has spoken out about some of these issues and has urged the HHS to take action. CISA ISSUES GUIDANCE ON EVICTING ADVERSARIES FROM NETWORKS The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published guidance on evicting threat actors from networks compromised in the SolarWinds CISA has published guidance to help victims of the SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack and subsequent M365 compromises to permanently evict adversaries from their networks. HIPAA COMPLIANCE FOR SAAS HIPAA compliance for SaaS is one of the many HIPAA-related topics full of if, buts and maybes. In this case, the reason for there being so many possible answers to questions about cloud services is because the original Health Insurance Portability and Accountability of 1996 Act was enacted long before cloud services were commercially available. BENEFIT RECOVERY SPECIALISTS HACKED AND PHI OF 274,837 Benefit Recovery Specialists Hacked and PHI of 274,837 Individuals Exposed. The Houston, TX-based billing and collection company, Benefit Recovery Specialists, Inc., (BRSI) has announced it has discovered malware on its systems that may have allowed unauthorized individuals to view or obtain protected health information. ROUNDUP OF RECENT HEALTHCARE PHISHING AND MALWARE INCIDENTS Twelve Oaks Recovery Discovers Malware Infection and Data Theft. Twelve Oaks Recovery, a Navarre, FL-based addiction and mental health treatment center, has discovered an unauthorized individual gained access to its network, installed malware, and stole documents from its systems. The attack was detected on December 13, 2020 when unusual EFFECTS OF POOR COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARESEE MORE ONHIPAAJOURNAL.COM
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY CYBERATTACKS INCREASE BY 45% A new report from Check Point shows attacks continued to increase in November and December 2020, when there was a 45% increase in cyber-attacks on healthcare organizations globally. The increase was more than double the percentage rise in attacks on all industry sectors worldwide over the same period. Globally, there was an averageof 626
MESSAGING STANDARDS IN HEALTHCARE Messaging standards in healthcare in the United States exist to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of health data and protect patient privacy. HITECH ACT AMENDMENT CREATING CYBERSECURITY SAFE HARBOR HITECH Act Amendment Creating Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Signed into Law. On January 5, 2020, President Trump added his signature to a bill ( HR 7898) that amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) and creates a safe harbor for companies that have implemented recognized security best practices REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES NOTIFIES Gallup, NM-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack inFebruary
DO HIPAA RULES CREATE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT INFORMATION The RFI was passed to the Office of Management and Budget for review on November 13, 2018. It is currently unclear when the RFI will be issued. Certain provisions of HIPAA Rules are perceived to be barriers to information sharing. The American Hospital Association has spoken out about some of these issues and has urged the HHS to take action. CISA ISSUES GUIDANCE ON EVICTING ADVERSARIES FROM NETWORKS The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published guidance on evicting threat actors from networks compromised in the SolarWinds CISA has published guidance to help victims of the SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack and subsequent M365 compromises to permanently evict adversaries from their networks. HIPAA COMPLIANCE FOR SAAS HIPAA compliance for SaaS is one of the many HIPAA-related topics full of if, buts and maybes. In this case, the reason for there being so many possible answers to questions about cloud services is because the original Health Insurance Portability and Accountability of 1996 Act was enacted long before cloud services were commercially available. BENEFIT RECOVERY SPECIALISTS HACKED AND PHI OF 274,837 Benefit Recovery Specialists Hacked and PHI of 274,837 Individuals Exposed. The Houston, TX-based billing and collection company, Benefit Recovery Specialists, Inc., (BRSI) has announced it has discovered malware on its systems that may have allowed unauthorized individuals to view or obtain protected health information.HIPAA JOURNAL
HIPAA Journal provides the most comprehensive coverage of HIPAA news anywhere online, in addition to independent advice about HIPAA compliance and the best practices to adopt to avoid data breaches, HIPAA violations and regulatory fines. ROUNDUP OF RECENT HEALTHCARE PHISHING AND MALWARE INCIDENTS Twelve Oaks Recovery Discovers Malware Infection and Data Theft. Twelve Oaks Recovery, a Navarre, FL-based addiction and mental health treatment center, has discovered an unauthorized individual gained access to its network, installed malware, and stole documents from its systems. The attack was detected on December 13, 2020 when unusualBITWARDEN REVIEW
Bitwarden is one of the leading password managers for business and personal use and is widely regarded as one of the best and most secure password A comprehensive Bitwarden review covering security, features, compliance, usability, and the MORE THAN 3.2 MILLION INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY 20/20 The 20/20 Hearing Care Network has started notifying millions of current and former members that some of their protected health information (PHI) has The 20/20 Hearing Care Network has notified current and former members about a security breach in which PHI was accessed, downloaded, and deleted from its cloud storage environment. LASTPASS RESTRICTS FUNCTIONALITY OF ITS FREE PASSWORD MANAGER LastPass, one of the most popular free-to-use password manager solutions, has announced it will be restricting access to its services for free users of LastPass has announced its popular free password manager will have features restricted from March 20, 2021. Users will have to pay or choose desktop or mobile. THIRD-PARTY PHISHING ATTACK AFFECTS UP TO 34,862 LAFOURCHE Lafourche Medical Group, a Louisiana-based urgent care center operator, has notified 34,862 patients about a security breach that potentially involved Lafourche Medical Group has discovered an external accountant fell for a phishing scam which saw its Microsoft 365 environment compromised. The PHI of up to 34,862 patients has potentially been compromised. NIST PUBLISHES GUIDANCE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE USE OF The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a new report on the use of biometric authentication on mobile devices to allow Biometric authentication offers many advantages for first responders, but implementing biometric authentication is not without its challenges. NIST has offered insights to help first responders make the right decision. SOLARWINDS ORION HACKERS TARGETING U.S. ORGANIZATIONS WITH Microsoft has discovered a large-scale spear phishing campaign being conducted by the Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group behind the SolarWinds The Russian APT group behind the SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack has been conducting a large-scale spear phishing campaign impersonating USAID and using its Constant Contact account. BEST PASSWORD MANAGER FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY In this post we explore some of the leading solutions to find the best password manager for the healthcare industry – One that is easy to use, reasonably What is the best password manager for the healthcare industry? For an industry so heavily targeted by DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY & LIPIDOLOGY CENTER PAYS $5,000 TO Author: Steve Alder has many years of experience as a journalist, and comes from a background in market research. He is a specialist on legal and regulatory affairs, and has several years of experience writing about HIPAA. Steve holds a B.Sc. from the University ofLiverpool.
ROUNDUP OF RECENT HEALTHCARE PHISHING AND MALWARE INCIDENTS Twelve Oaks Recovery Discovers Malware Infection and Data Theft. Twelve Oaks Recovery, a Navarre, FL-based addiction and mental health treatment center, has discovered an unauthorized individual gained access to its network, installed malware, and stole documents from its systems. The attack was detected on December 13, 2020 when unusual EFFECTS OF POOR COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARESEE MORE ONHIPAAJOURNAL.COM
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY CYBERATTACKS INCREASE BY 45% A new report from Check Point shows attacks continued to increase in November and December 2020, when there was a 45% increase in cyber-attacks on healthcare organizations globally. The increase was more than double the percentage rise in attacks on all industry sectors worldwide over the same period. Globally, there was an averageof 626
MESSAGING STANDARDS IN HEALTHCARE Messaging standards in healthcare in the United States exist to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of health data and protect patient privacy. HITECH ACT AMENDMENT CREATING CYBERSECURITY SAFE HARBOR HITECH Act Amendment Creating Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Signed into Law. On January 5, 2020, President Trump added his signature to a bill ( HR 7898) that amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) and creates a safe harbor for companies that have implemented recognized security best practices REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES NOTIFIES Gallup, NM-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack inFebruary
DO HIPAA RULES CREATE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT INFORMATION The RFI was passed to the Office of Management and Budget for review on November 13, 2018. It is currently unclear when the RFI will be issued. Certain provisions of HIPAA Rules are perceived to be barriers to information sharing. The American Hospital Association has spoken out about some of these issues and has urged the HHS to take action. CISA ISSUES GUIDANCE ON EVICTING ADVERSARIES FROM NETWORKS The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published guidance on evicting threat actors from networks compromised in the SolarWinds CISA has published guidance to help victims of the SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack and subsequent M365 compromises to permanently evict adversaries from their networks. HIPAA COMPLIANCE FOR SAAS HIPAA compliance for SaaS is one of the many HIPAA-related topics full of if, buts and maybes. In this case, the reason for there being so many possible answers to questions about cloud services is because the original Health Insurance Portability and Accountability of 1996 Act was enacted long before cloud services were commercially available. BENEFIT RECOVERY SPECIALISTS HACKED AND PHI OF 274,837 Benefit Recovery Specialists Hacked and PHI of 274,837 Individuals Exposed. The Houston, TX-based billing and collection company, Benefit Recovery Specialists, Inc., (BRSI) has announced it has discovered malware on its systems that may have allowed unauthorized individuals to view or obtain protected health information. ROUNDUP OF RECENT HEALTHCARE PHISHING AND MALWARE INCIDENTS Twelve Oaks Recovery Discovers Malware Infection and Data Theft. Twelve Oaks Recovery, a Navarre, FL-based addiction and mental health treatment center, has discovered an unauthorized individual gained access to its network, installed malware, and stole documents from its systems. The attack was detected on December 13, 2020 when unusual EFFECTS OF POOR COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARESEE MORE ONHIPAAJOURNAL.COM
HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY CYBERATTACKS INCREASE BY 45% A new report from Check Point shows attacks continued to increase in November and December 2020, when there was a 45% increase in cyber-attacks on healthcare organizations globally. The increase was more than double the percentage rise in attacks on all industry sectors worldwide over the same period. Globally, there was an averageof 626
MESSAGING STANDARDS IN HEALTHCARE Messaging standards in healthcare in the United States exist to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of health data and protect patient privacy. HITECH ACT AMENDMENT CREATING CYBERSECURITY SAFE HARBOR HITECH Act Amendment Creating Cybersecurity Safe Harbor Signed into Law. On January 5, 2020, President Trump added his signature to a bill ( HR 7898) that amends the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act) and creates a safe harbor for companies that have implemented recognized security best practices REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES NOTIFIES Gallup, NM-based Rehoboth McKinley Christian Health Care Services (RMCHCS) has announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack inFebruary
DO HIPAA RULES CREATE BARRIERS THAT PREVENT INFORMATION The RFI was passed to the Office of Management and Budget for review on November 13, 2018. It is currently unclear when the RFI will be issued. Certain provisions of HIPAA Rules are perceived to be barriers to information sharing. The American Hospital Association has spoken out about some of these issues and has urged the HHS to take action. CISA ISSUES GUIDANCE ON EVICTING ADVERSARIES FROM NETWORKS The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published guidance on evicting threat actors from networks compromised in the SolarWinds CISA has published guidance to help victims of the SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack and subsequent M365 compromises to permanently evict adversaries from their networks. HIPAA COMPLIANCE FOR SAAS HIPAA compliance for SaaS is one of the many HIPAA-related topics full of if, buts and maybes. In this case, the reason for there being so many possible answers to questions about cloud services is because the original Health Insurance Portability and Accountability of 1996 Act was enacted long before cloud services were commercially available. BENEFIT RECOVERY SPECIALISTS HACKED AND PHI OF 274,837 Benefit Recovery Specialists Hacked and PHI of 274,837 Individuals Exposed. The Houston, TX-based billing and collection company, Benefit Recovery Specialists, Inc., (BRSI) has announced it has discovered malware on its systems that may have allowed unauthorized individuals to view or obtain protected health information.HIPAA JOURNAL
HIPAA Journal provides the most comprehensive coverage of HIPAA news anywhere online, in addition to independent advice about HIPAA compliance and the best practices to adopt to avoid data breaches, HIPAA violations and regulatory fines. ROUNDUP OF RECENT HEALTHCARE PHISHING AND MALWARE INCIDENTS Twelve Oaks Recovery Discovers Malware Infection and Data Theft. Twelve Oaks Recovery, a Navarre, FL-based addiction and mental health treatment center, has discovered an unauthorized individual gained access to its network, installed malware, and stole documents from its systems. The attack was detected on December 13, 2020 when unusualBITWARDEN REVIEW
Bitwarden is one of the leading password managers for business and personal use and is widely regarded as one of the best and most secure password A comprehensive Bitwarden review covering security, features, compliance, usability, and the MORE THAN 3.2 MILLION INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY 20/20 The 20/20 Hearing Care Network has started notifying millions of current and former members that some of their protected health information (PHI) has The 20/20 Hearing Care Network has notified current and former members about a security breach in which PHI was accessed, downloaded, and deleted from its cloud storage environment. LASTPASS RESTRICTS FUNCTIONALITY OF ITS FREE PASSWORD MANAGER LastPass, one of the most popular free-to-use password manager solutions, has announced it will be restricting access to its services for free users of LastPass has announced its popular free password manager will have features restricted from March 20, 2021. Users will have to pay or choose desktop or mobile. THIRD-PARTY PHISHING ATTACK AFFECTS UP TO 34,862 LAFOURCHE Lafourche Medical Group, a Louisiana-based urgent care center operator, has notified 34,862 patients about a security breach that potentially involved Lafourche Medical Group has discovered an external accountant fell for a phishing scam which saw its Microsoft 365 environment compromised. The PHI of up to 34,862 patients has potentially been compromised. NIST PUBLISHES GUIDANCE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS ON THE USE OF The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published a new report on the use of biometric authentication on mobile devices to allow Biometric authentication offers many advantages for first responders, but implementing biometric authentication is not without its challenges. NIST has offered insights to help first responders make the right decision. SOLARWINDS ORION HACKERS TARGETING U.S. ORGANIZATIONS WITH Microsoft has discovered a large-scale spear phishing campaign being conducted by the Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group behind the SolarWinds The Russian APT group behind the SolarWinds Orion supply chain attack has been conducting a large-scale spear phishing campaign impersonating USAID and using its Constant Contact account. BEST PASSWORD MANAGER FOR THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY In this post we explore some of the leading solutions to find the best password manager for the healthcare industry – One that is easy to use, reasonably What is the best password manager for the healthcare industry? For an industry so heavily targeted by DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY & LIPIDOLOGY CENTER PAYS $5,000 TO Author: Steve Alder has many years of experience as a journalist, and comes from a background in market research. He is a specialist on legal and regulatory affairs, and has several years of experience writing about HIPAA. Steve holds a B.Sc. from the University ofLiverpool.
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MARCH 2020 HEALTHCARE DATA BREACH REPORT Posted by HIPAA Journalon Apr 24, 2020
March 2020 Healthcare Data Breach Report March 2020 saw a 7.69% month-over-month decrease in the number of reported healthcare data breaches and a 45.88% reduction in the number of breached records. In March, 36 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which is more than 16% fewer than the average number of monthly breaches over the past 12 months. 828,921 healthcare records were breached in March, which is 194% higher than the monthly average number of breached records. Largest Healthcare Data Breaches in March 2020 The largest healthcare data breach of the month was reported...Read more
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HHS Delays Enforcement of New Interoperability and InformationSharing Rules
The HHS will be exercising enforcement discretion in relation to compliance with the new interoperability and information sharing rules that were finalized and issued by the HHS’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHS’ Office...Read more
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HHS’ OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL PROPOSES RULE FOR CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFORMATION BLOCKING Posted by HIPAA Journalon Apr 23, 2020
HHS’ Office of Inspector General Proposes Rule for Civil Monetary Penalties for Information Blocking On Tuesday, the HHS’ Office of inspector General (OIG) proposed arule...
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FBI ISSUES FLASH ALERT ABOUT COVID-19 PHISHING SCAMS TARGETING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS Posted by HIPAA Journalon Apr 22, 2020
FBI Issues Flash Alert About COVID-19 Phishing Scams Targeting Healthcare Providers The FBI has issued a fresh warning following an increase inCOVID-19...
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March 2020 saw a 7.69% month-over-month decrease in the number of reported healthcare data breaches and a 45.88% reduction in the number of breached records. In March, 36 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which is more than... SENATORS CALL FOR CISA AND U.S. CYBER COMMAND TO ISSUE HEALTHCARE-SPECIFIC CYBERSECURITY GUIDANCE Apr 24Posted in Healthcare Cybersecurity A bipartisan group of Senators has written to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Cyber Command requesting healthcare-specific cybersecurity guidance on how to deal with coronavirus and COVID-19-related threats. Richard... HHS DELAYS ENFORCEMENT OF NEW INTEROPERABILITY AND INFORMATION SHARINGRULES
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The HHS will be exercising enforcement discretion in relation to compliance with the new interoperability and information sharing rules that were finalized and issued by the HHS’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)... HHS’ OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL PROPOSES RULE FOR CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFORMATION BLOCKING Apr 23Posted in HIPAA Compliance News, Latest
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On Tuesday, the HHS’ Office of inspector General (OIG) proposed a rule that amends civil monetary penalty rules to also cover information blocking. “When implemented, the new CMPs for information blocking will be an important tool to ensure program integrity and the promised benefits of... FBI ISSUES FLASH ALERT ABOUT COVID-19 PHISHING SCAMS TARGETING HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS Apr 22Posted in Healthcare Cybersecurity,
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The FBI has issued a fresh warning following an increase in COVID-19 phishing scams targeting healthcare providers. In the alert, the FBI explains that network perimeter cybersecurity tools used by US-based healthcare providers started detecting COVID-19 phishing campaigns from both domestic and...Read more news
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MARCH 2020 HEALTHCARE DATA BREACH REPORT Apr 24Posted in Healthcare Data Privacy,
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March 2020 saw a 7.69% month-over-month decrease in the number of reported healthcare data breaches and a 45.88% reduction in the number of breached records. In March, 36 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which is more than... PRIVACY MUST COME FIRST WITH COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING TECHNOLOGY, WARNSCIENTISTS
Apr 22Posted in Healthcare Data Privacy One measure that can be used in the fight against COVID-19 that has been attracting a great deal of worldwide attention in recent weeks is contact tracing apps. These apps allow individuals to be notified if they have come into contact with someone that has been diagnosed with COVID-19 and may have... FEBRUARY 2020 HEALTHCARE DATA BREACH REPORT Mar 24Posted in Healthcare Cybersecurity,
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There were 39 reported healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records in February and 1,531,855 records were breached, which represents a 21.9% month-over-month increase in data breaches and a 231% increase in breached records. More records were breached in February than in the past three months...Read more news
MARCH 2020 HEALTHCARE DATA BREACH REPORT Apr 24Posted in Healthcare Data Privacy,
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March 2020 saw a 7.69% month-over-month decrease in the number of reported healthcare data breaches and a 45.88% reduction in the number of breached records. In March, 36 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which is more than... AHA AND AMA RELEASE JOINT CYBERSECURITY GUIDANCE FOR TELECOMMUTINGPHYSICIANS
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There were 39 reported healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records in February and 1,531,855 records were breached, which represents a 21.9% month-over-month increase in data breaches and a 231% increase in breached records. More records were breached in February than in the past three months...Read more news
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Mar 23Posted in Healthcare Information Technology On March 22, 2020, the HHS’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced it is easing the burden on clinicians, healthcare providers, and facilities that are participating in the Quality Payment Program and other reporting programs due to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)... TIGERCONNECT SECURE COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM OFFERED TO HOSPITALS FREE OF CHARGE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC Mar 16Posted in Healthcare Information Technology,
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TigerConnect, the provider of the most widely used secure healthcare communications platform in the United States, has announced that U.S. health systems and hospitals can use its platform free of charge to help support COVID-19 related communications during the novelcoronavirus...
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On March 6, 2020, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs’ Office of Management and Budget announced it has completed its review of the rules proposed by two HHS agencies in February 2019 to tackle interoperability and information blocking. On March 9, 2020 the HHS’Centers for...
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March 2020 saw a 7.69% month-over-month decrease in the number of reported healthcare data breaches and a 45.88% reduction in the number of breached records. In March, 36 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which is more than... PHI OF 41,000 PATIENTS EXPOSED IN AURORA MEDICAL CENTER AND UPMC ALTOONA PHISHING ATTACKS Apr 21Posted in HIPAA Breach News, Spam News
Aurora Medical Center-Bay Area in Marinette, WI is notifying 27,137 patients that some of their protected health information has been exposed as a result of a January 1, 2020 phishing attack. Several employees responded to the messages and disclosed their email account credentials, which gave the... BEAUMONT HEALTH NOTIFIES 112,000 PATIENTS ABOUT MAY 2019 DATA BREACH Apr 20Posted in HIPAA Breach News, Spam News
Michigan’s largest healthcare system, Beaumont Health, has announced that unauthorized individuals have gained access to the email accounts of some of its employees and potentially viewed or obtained patient information stored in emails and email attachments. On March 29, 2020,Beaumont Health...
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The HHS will be exercising enforcement discretion in relation to compliance with the new interoperability and information sharing rules that were finalized and issued by the HHS’ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC)... HHS’ OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL PROPOSES RULE FOR CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR INFORMATION BLOCKING Apr 23Posted in HIPAA Compliance News, Latest
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On Tuesday, the HHS’ Office of inspector General (OIG) proposed a rule that amends civil monetary penalty rules to also cover information blocking. “When implemented, the new CMPs for information blocking will be an important tool to ensure program integrity and the promised benefits of... COURT RULES MCHENRY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT MUST DISCLOSE COVID-19 PATIENTS’ NAMES TO 911 DISPATCHERS Apr 13Posted in HIPAA Compliance News, Latest
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The McHenry County Health Department in Illinois has been refusing to provide the names of COVID-19 patients to 911 dispatchers to protect the privacy of patients, as is the case with patients that have contracted other infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis. The Health Insurance Portability...Read more news
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The U.S Department of Health and Human Services has increased the civil monetary penalties for HIPAA violations in accordance with the Inflation Adjustment Act. The final rule took effect on Tuesday November 5, 2019. This rule increases the civil monetary penalties for HIPAA violations that... TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION PAYS $1.6 MILLION HIPAAPENALTY
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News , Latest HIPAA News The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has imposed a $1.6 million civil monetary penalty (CMP) on Texas Health and Human Services Commission (TX HHSC) for multiple violations of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules.TX HHSC is a...
LACK OF ENCRYPTION LEADS TO $3 MILLION HIPAA PENALTY FOR NEW YORKMEDICAL CENTER
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News , Latest HIPAA News The University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) has paid a $3 million HIPAA penalty for the failure to encrypt mobile devices and other HIPAA violations. URMC is one of the largest health systems in New York State with more than 26,000 employees at the Medical Center and various other components...Read more news
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News for Small and Mid-Sized Practices Is iCloud HIPAA compliant? Can healthcare organizations use iCloud for storing files containing electronic protected health information (ePHI) or sharing ePHI with third-parties? This article assesses whether iCloud is a HIPAA compliant cloud service. Cloud storage services are a convenient way of... THE MOST COMMON HIPAA VIOLATIONS YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF Apr 26Posted in Healthcare Data Privacy,
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News for Small and Mid-Sized Practices The most common HIPAA violations that have resulted in financial penalties are the failure to perform an organization-wide risk analysis to identify risks to the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected health information (PHI); the failure to enter into a HIPAA-compliant business... OCR ENCOURAGES HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS TO CONDUCT A GAP ANALYSIS May 1Posted in Healthcare Data Security,
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In its April 2018 cybersecurity newsletter, OCR draws attention to the benefits of performing a gap analysis in addition to a risk analysis. The latter is required to identify risks and vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited to gain access to ePHI, while a gap analysis helps healthcare...Read more news
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The U.S Department of Health and Human Services has increased the civil monetary penalties for HIPAA violations in accordance with the Inflation Adjustment Act. The final rule took effect on Tuesday November 5, 2019. This rule increases the civil monetary penalties for HIPAA violations that... ROGER SEVERINO GIVES UPDATE ON OCR HIPAA ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES Oct 17Posted in Healthcare Data Privacy,
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Roger Severino, Director of the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, has given an update on OCR’s HIPAA enforcement priorities at the OCR/NIST 11th Annual HIPAA Conference in Washington D.C. Severino confirmed that one of OCR’s top policy initiatives is still enforcing the rights of patients under... SEN. RAND PAUL INTRODUCES NATIONAL PATIENT IDENTIFIER REPEAL ACT Sep 27Posted in Healthcare Cybersecurity,
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Sen. Rand Paul, M.D., (R-Kentucky) has introduced a new bill that attempts to have the national patient identifier provision of HIPAA permanently removed due to privacy concerns over the implementation of such a system. Today, HIPAA is best known for its healthcare data privacy and security...Read more news
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