by HIPAAgps | Jun 15, 2017 | HIPAA News
Catch up on the latest HIPAA breach reports. 2,500 patients notified of HIPAA breach from Arizona Department of Health Services At the end of May, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) sent notice to approximately 2,500 patients that their protected health...
by HIPAAgps | Jun 8, 2017 | HIPAA News
A recent ransomware attack at Seton Medical Centers is the perfect example of how to plan and respond to an emergency. Seton Medical Centers recently experienced a failed ransomware attack that, thankfully, did not affect patient data. Seton noticed the attack on May...
by HIPAAgps | Jun 1, 2017 | HIPAA News
Children’s Mercy Hospital notified more than 5,000 patients about a breach of protected health information (PHI) after privileged misuse was discovered. Children’s Mercy sent a letter on May 19 to more than 5,000 patients outlining a breach that was discovered back in...
by HIPAAgps | May 25, 2017 | HIPAA News
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center Inc. paid the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) nearly $400,000 in a recent HIPAA settlement after an employee improperly disclosed the HIV status and other restricted protected health information to the patient’s...
by HIPAAgps | May 18, 2017 | HIPAA News
In Verizon’s 2017 Data Breach Investigations Report, the findings suggest that ransomware is on the rise. Covered entities and business associates need to utilize more HIPAA compliance training resources to ensure their staff know how to protect against the growing...
by HIPAAgps | May 11, 2017 | HIPAA News
Another HIPAA settlement was announced by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) which details a permissible and impermissible disclosures. In a press release dated May 10, the OCR provided details on the most recent HIPAA settlement. Memorial Herman Health Systems (MHHS)...
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