by HIPAAgps | Dec 28, 2017 | HIPAA News
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) recently published an update on the outcome of the breach investigation surrounding 21st Century Oncology and a breach that occurred toward the end of 2015. The Florida cancer center chain stated that the FBI notified them of the...
by HIPAAgps | Dec 22, 2017 | HIPAA News
Hackers Don’t Take Holidays In the December 2017 Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Cybersecurity Newsletter, the OCR outlines different safeguards covered entities and business associates can implement to help protect private information from hackers this holiday season....
by HIPAAgps | Dec 21, 2017 | HIPAA News
While ransomware can be scary and hacking can affect a lot of individuals at one time, the largest number of HIPAA breaches in 2017 occurred because of unintended disclosures, not intentional ones. A recent report called Beazley Breach Insights was created...
by HIPAAgps | Dec 14, 2017 | HIPAA News
The November Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Cybersecurity Newsletter provided guidance on HIPAA compliance and issues regarding insider threats and requirements for procedures used when an employee leaves the organization. In the newsletter, the OCR reminded covered...
by HIPAAgps | Dec 7, 2017 | HIPAA News
A small Missouri Clinic payed a ransom demand after a ransomware attack in August affected a file server and backups. Namaste Health Care in Ashland, Missouri notified close to 1,600 patients about a ransomware incident that occurred in August 2017. As soon as the...
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