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Month: December 2017

Ransomware Attack in Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center

December 29, 2017 Site Editor

A ransomware attack encrypted the protected health information of patients in the New Jersey-based Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center. This incident took place on September 24, 2017 but it was only discovered the next day. […]

Why Should the Congress Pass the Data Security and Breach Notification Act?

December 28, 2017 Site Editor

There’s a proposed bill called the Data Security and Breach Notification Act that the Senate will vote on. The purpose of the bill is to standardize the requirements of breach notification across all states. Right […]

Which Government Agency Enforces HIPAA Rules?

December 27, 2017 Site Editor

Healthcare organizations are expected to follow the rules introduced by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The question is which federal departments are enforcing HIPAA rules? How can consumers make sure that covered […]

Clinic Worker Who Stole PHI Punished With Five-Year Jail Term

December 26, 2017 Site Editor

A clinic worker gets 5-year jail term for stealing the protected health information of Kirkbride Center’s mentally ill patients and selling them to identity thieves. Jean Baptiste Alvarez, age 43, a resident of Aldan, Philadelphia […]

Compromised Email Accounts Exposed 18,500 Patients PHI

December 23, 2017 Site Editor

A PHI breach occurred at the Henry Ford Health System based in Detroit which impacted about 18,500 patients. The organization became aware of the breach on October 3, 2017. According to the report, the email […]

What Can A Patient Do When There’s A Clear HIPAA Violation?

December 22, 2017 Site Editor

A patient cannot sue a healthcare provider for a HIPAA violation and seek damages even when harm resulted. But it is still possible to take legal action against the covered entity and demand damages for […]

Employees Filed a Lawsuit Against Lincare for Negligence in W2 Phishing Attack

December 21, 2017 Site Editor

Lincare Holdings Inc., one company supplying home respiratory therapy products, had a breach of employee personal data in February 2017. According to the report, an HR department employee emailed the W2 forms of thousands of […]

St. Luke’s Hospital Pays $387,000 to OCR for Disclosing Patient’s HIV Status to His Employer

December 20, 2017 Site Editor

Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Hospital settled a case with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights earlier this year. The 2014 case involved alleged HIPAA violations over an impermissible disclosure of […]

CareFirst Asks the Help of Supreme Court to Sort Out Data Breach Lawsuit

December 19, 2017 Site Editor

Hackers attacked the CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield database in 2014 and accessed the protected health information of 1.1 million members. The information exposed included names, birth dates, email addresses and subscriber ID numbers. Following the breach, […]

Healthcare Industry Got the Most Class Action Data Breach Lawsuits in 2016

December 18, 2017 Site Editor

The law firm Bryan Cave, LLP reported an increase in class-action data breach lawsuits faced by the healthcare industry last 2016. This doesn’t mean, however, that the litigation following a breach also increased. Bryan Cave […]

Burglars Stole the Medical Records of 1,000 Patients in New Jersey

December 16, 2017 Site Editor

Patients of Otolaryngology Associates of Central Jersey have been notified of a breach involving their protected health information. Burglars broke in an off-site storage facility of the organization and stole 13 boxes of paper medical […]

Ransomware Attacks Aging Agency Impacting 8,750 Patients

December 13, 2017 Site Editor

A ransomware attack on the Ottawa-based East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging (ECKAAA) resulted in the file encryption of 8,750 patient’s protected health information (PHI). ECKAAA discovered the attack that happened on September 5, […]

Medical College of Wisconsin Phishing Attack Exposed 9,500 Patients’ PHI

December 10, 2017 Site Editor

A phishing attack on the Medical College of Wisconsin resulted in the potential exposure of protected health information of 9,500 patients. The attack enabled unauthorized access to several employees’ email accounts, which stored sensitive information […]

Volunteers Needed for HIPAA Administrative Simplification Optimization Project Pilot

December 8, 2017 Site Editor

The Department of Health and Human Services is seeking volunteers for a pilot project on HIPAA Administrative Simplification Optimization. The purpose of this project is to make HIPAA compliance reviews for health plans and healthcare […]

TJ Samson Community Hospital Discovers Unauthorized Access of 683 Patients’ PHI

December 8, 2017 Site Editor

Two independent care providers inappropriately accessed the healthcare data of 683 patients of TJ Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow, KY and TJ Health Columbia Clinic. The unauthorized access to patient PHI was discovered on August […]

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