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There’s been what appears to be a concerning breach involving a mental health services provider. Data allegedly from Kitsap Mental Health Services (KMHS) in Washington has been leaked on a relatively new dark web site. DataBreaches sent an inquir… Continue reading Did Kitsap Mental Health Services suffer a breach of patient data?
Aimee Ortiz reports: The personal and private information of possibly hundreds of thousands of people who applied for government assistance in Rhode Island could be in the hands of hackers after a huge cyberattack, state officials said on Friday. The c… Continue reading Rhode Island Residents’ Data Breached in Large Cyberattack; Data May Be Leaked Soon
How many patient data breaches can a covered entity have before HHS OCR opens a serious investigation into their compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule? According to DataBreaches’ count, UT Southwestern Medical Center in Texas has disclosed at l… Continue reading UT Southwestern Medical Center has disclosed at least four breaches since July 2023. Is HHS investigating?
The following announcement by HHS OCR stems from an accidental exposure of protected health information online that continued for several years. Inmediata’s incident resulted in a class action lawsuit that was settled for $1.1 million in 2022, an… Continue reading HHS OCR settles charges that Inmediata Health Group exposed 1.6 million patients’ PHI online
Here’s today’s reminder of the insider threat. It’s a shame they don’t explain how the employee was able to access the patient’s information or why it was accessed. From the U.S.A.O. of the Western District of Michigan: GR… Continue reading Veterans Affairs’ Nurse Charged With Unlawfully Accessing Patient Health Information
Not all monetary penalties are for breaches affecting large numbers of patients. In this case, HHS imposed a penalty on an entity that had breaches in both 2017 and 2020. DataBreaches notes that the 2017 incident affected 3,370 patients, and the 2020 i… Continue reading HHS OCR Imposes a $548,265 Penalty Against Children’s Hospital Colorado for HIPAA Violations
In April 2019, DataBreaches reported that Gulf Coast Pain Consultants, LLC d/b/a Clearway Pain Solutions Institute had recently notified patients after discovering on February 20 that their EMR system had been accessed by a third party without authoriz… Continue reading HHS Office for Civil Rights Imposes a $1.19 Million Penalty Against Gulf Coast Pain Consultants for HIPAA Security Rule Violations
Nicole K. Macris and Gabriel S. Oberfield of Bond Schoeneck & King PLLC write: Federal healthcare administration undoubtedly will look different in 2025 than it does as we close 2024. In the aftermath of the Republican party victories during this m… Continue reading Changes Are Likely on the Horizon for the Federal Healthcare Portfolio, in Areas Including Cybersecurity and in Regulatory Enforcement
HIPAA protects health information privacy and security. Discover the best HIPAA-compliant CRM software to guard sensitive customer data. Continue reading Best HIPAA-Compliant CRM Software
I’m not happy with the HIPAA checklists I’ve found online, I’m looking for something clearer and more comprehensive for beginners.
I’ve downloaded probably 7 or 8 free HIPAA checklists from HIPAA related sites, but I’ve yet to find one tha… Continue reading Where can I find an up-to-date checklist for HIPAA compliance (extra points for newbie friendly ones)? [closed]