by HIPAAgps | Oct 25, 2018 | HIPAA News
Over the years, as breaches have become more prevalent, more and more companies are engaging in some sort of employee training program. Although many companies have taken part in some sort of training program, many still have employees who lack basic security...
by HIPAAgps | Oct 18, 2018 | HIPAA News
The insurer Aetna is still rebounding after the impermissible disclosure of members’ Protected Health Information (PHI) that resulted in a class action lawsuit. Since the start of the lawsuit, Aetna has paid $17 million in addition to settlements with the Attorney...
by HIPAAgps | Oct 4, 2018 | HIPAA News
The health care industry is one that is continually adopting new technologies for both their protection and for improved patient care. Many of these technology improvements have to do with software, devices, or security. All of this technology has continued to grow...
by HIPAAgps | Sep 27, 2018 | HIPAA News
Central Colorado Dermatology (CCD) recently provided a notice on their site to patients that a ransomware attack had affected CCD systems. On June 5, 2018, CCD discovered a ransomware attack that affected certain files of faxed communications that were stored on CCD’s...
by HIPAAgps | Sep 23, 2018 | HIPAA News
On September 20, 2018, an oversite led to a massive Protected Health Information (PHI) breach that resulted in multiple HIPAA settlements totaling almost one million dollars, $999,000, to be exact. Separate settlements have been reached with three separate hospitals...
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