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New York AG: Health Center Must Pay $450K HIPAA Fine, Invest $1.2 Million in Cybersecurity Improvements

Refuah Health experienced a ransomware attack that compromised the personal information of approximately 250,000 New Yorkers.

NewsJanuary 11, 2024

Banner Health Pays $1.25 Million for 2016 Data Breach, HIPAA Violations

Banner Health’s 2016 breach disclosed the protected health information of 2.81 million consumers.

NewsFebruary 9, 2023

FERPA and HIPAA: When Can You Share Student Education and Health Records?

The federal government’s updated FERPA and HIPAA guidance will help you make the appropriate determination.

NewsJanuary 2, 2020

Jackson Health System Pays $2.15 Million in HIPAA Fines

An investigation revealed three separate HIPAA violations, including an employee accessing and selling more than 24,000 patients' records.

UncategorizedNovember 1, 2019

Do You Know the Answers to These HIPAA FAQs?

Did you know healthcare facilities paid nearly $29 million in HIPAA penalties in 2018? Find out how much

UncategorizedAugust 26, 2019

Here’s How Boston Children’s Is Using Alexa’s HIPAA-Compliant Tools

Amazon invited six healthcare partners to test out Alexa's new technology that allows patient data to be securely

UncategorizedApril 17, 2019

Community Health System to Pay $4.5M in HIPAA Breach Lawsuit

Community Health System agreed to the settlement following a data breach in 2014 that compromised millions of patient's

UncategorizedFebruary 26, 2019

Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pays $111,400 for HIPAA Violations

PSMC failed to terminate a former employee’s access to the hospital’s web-based scheduling calendar.

UncategorizedDecember 23, 2018

Anthem, Inc. Pays Office for Civil Rights $16M in HIPAA Settlement

The company settled potential HIPAA violations after a series of cyber attacks led to the largest U.S. health

UncategorizedOctober 23, 2018

N.J. Health Network to Pay $400K HIPAA Settlement After Vendor’s Cybersecurity Lapse

An investigation found Virtua Medical Group failed to conduct a thorough risk analysis of the patient health records

NewsApril 10, 2018

5 Steps to Creating a HIPAA-Compliant Cyber Attack Contingency Plan

The HHS Office for Civil Rights recommends these steps to develop a cybersecurity contingency plan.

UncategorizedMarch 28, 2018

Explaining The HIPAA-HITECH Intersection

Here's two areas of HIPAA-HITECH overlap that healthcare officials MUST understand.

UncategorizedFebruary 15, 2018

Fresenius Medical Care North America Fined $3.5M for HIPAA Violations

HHS says FMCNA had five breaches and failed to heed HIPAA’s risk analysis and risk management rules.

UncategorizedFebruary 5, 2018

Fla. Health Clinic’s Cyber Insurer to Pay $2.3M HIPAA Settlement

Federal regulators will collect the money directly from 21st Century Oncology's cyber insurance provider.

UncategorizedDecember 26, 2017

3 Steps to Meet HIPAA Breach Notification Requirements

Here’s what hospitals and healthcare entities must do to comply with the HIPAA breach notification rule.

UncategorizedAugust 22, 2017

HHS Revises HIPAA Breach Reporting Tool

The new Breach Reporting Tool is designed to help users navigate hospital data breaches.

UncategorizedJuly 27, 2017

Commission to Propose HIPAA Changes for Opioid Overdoses

HIPAA changes would be necessary for the opioid overdose task force’s expected recommendations to be implemented.

UncategorizedJune 15, 2017

Manufacturer CardioNet to Pay $2.5M HIPAA Settlement

This is the first HIPAA settlement involving a wireless health services provider.

UncategorizedApril 25, 2017
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