The number of healthcare data breach incidents was particularly high in September. In the November 2017 healthcare Breach Barometer Report by Protenus, the number was more typical with 37 breach incidents in October. The data […]
The Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany (CCDA) was upgrading its computer security software last August when the technician discovered a malware installed in one of its computer servers. Glen Falls office uses the […]
Just because a firm does not provide healthcare services and does not operate in the field of healthcare, it doesn’t mean that it is not a HIPAA-covered entity. Briggs Stratton Corporation is a manufacturer of […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave an update of the guidelines that medical device manufacturers should follow when it comes to sharing information requested by patients. The medical devices that patients use can […]
There has been confusion regarding HIPAA Rules on sharing patient information to others in case of opioid overdose. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights wanted to clarify the issues […]
Brevard Physician Associates had a recent incident of burglary which resulted in the potential exposure of limited protected health information of about 8,000 patients. On the morning of September 4, 2017, thieves broke into the […]
On September 21, 2017, Texas Children’s Health Plan discovered an incident of PHI theft via email involving the healthcare data of 932 members. Allegedly the PHI was emailed to a former employee’s personal email account […]
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