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Month: September 2019

Senator Rand Paul Initiates National Patient Identifier Repeal Act

September 30, 2019 Site Editor

Sen. Rand Paul, M.D., (R-Kentucky) has announced a new bill that tries to once and for all take away the HIPAA national patient identifier provision considering the privacy problems in using such a system. At […]

Indiana Authorities Found 2,246 Abandoned Fetal Remains and Medical Documents

September 27, 2019 Site Editor

Dr. Ulrich Klopfer operated three abortion clinics in Indiana, but the clinics were closed down upon the suspension of his license in 2015. After his passing away on September 3, 2019, his family members discovered […]

Senate Didn’t Support the Lifting of the Ban to Fund the National Patient Identifier

September 26, 2019 Site Editor

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is banned from expending any of its funds for the creation and launch of a national patient identifier, although there was anticipation that the prohibition will eventually […]

New Data Breach Notification Rule for Medical Insurance Companies in Maryland

September 25, 2019 Site Editor

Starting October 1, 2019, medical insurance companies and related services must inform the Maryland Insurance Administration (MIA) in case a breach of insureds’ personal data occurs. The change in legislation is applicable to health plans, […]

Vulnerabilities in WLAN Software Used in Philips IntelliVue Portable Patient Monitors

September 24, 2019 Site Editor

Philips IntelliVue WLAN firmware had been found to have two vulnerabilities that affected some IntelliVue MP monitors. The vulnerabilities can be exploited by hackers to install malicious software that could have an effect on data […]

Ransomware Attack on Campbell County Health Caused Serious Interruption to Patient Services

September 23, 2019 Site Editor

A ransomware attack on Campbell County Health located in Gillette, WY resulted in the disablement of hospital systems, which prevented access to patient information. The attack began in early in the morning of September 20, […]

CTI Technology Received HIPAA Compliant Certification by Compliancy Group

September 20, 2019 Site Editor

The Compliancy Group helped CTI Technology, a managed IT service provider located in Elgin, IL, to be certified as Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliant. CTI Technology used The Guard of Compliancy Group, […]

400 Million Medical Images Are Publicly Accessible on the Internet Via Unsecured PACS

September 20, 2019 Site Editor

Based on a recent investigation by ProPublica, Bayerischer Rundfunk (a German public broadcaster), and Greenbone Networks (vulnerability and analysis firm, 24.3 million medical images in medical image storage systems are publicly accessible on the internet […]

NCCoE Issued a Mobile Device Security Guidance for Corporate-Owned Personally Enabled Devices

September 19, 2019 Site Editor

The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) created a new draft NIST mobile device security guidance to assist companies to minimize the risks presented by corporate-owned personally enabled (COPE) devices. Mobile devices permit personnel to […]

Integration Link LLC Receives HIPAA Seal of Compliance from Compliancy Group

September 18, 2019 Site Editor

Integration Link, LLC, a cybersecurity consultancy services provider and virtual Chief Information Security Officers to small, medium and large businesses, has finished the 6-Stage HIPAA Risk Analysis and remediation process of Compliancy Group. It has […]

Phishing Attacks on Fraser and East Central Indiana School Trust Impacted Almost 6,000 Individuals’ PHI

September 17, 2019 Site Editor

A phishing attack on East Central Indiana School Trust (ECIST) resulted in the exposure of some protected health information (PHI) of over 3,200 people. On May 19, 2019, an ECIST employee was misled into sharing […]

82% of Healthcare Providers Using IoT Devices Have Encountered a Cyberattack

September 13, 2019 Site Editor

According to the Global Connected Industries Cybersecurity Survey conducted by Irdeto, a Swedish software company, 82% of healthcare companies utilizing Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices were attacked via one of those devices in the past year. Irdeto […]

HIPAA Seal of Compliance Awarded to CTI Technology by Compliancy Group

September 12, 2019 Site Editor

CTI Technology in Elgin, IL, which is a managed IT service provider, has been certified as compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Rules. This was made possible with the help of […]

OMB Finds the HHS Information Security Program as Ineffective

September 11, 2019 Site Editor

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) submitted its annual audit report to Congress concerning the cybersecurity status of federal agencies, as ordered by the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA). OMB examined […]

Choose Networks Receives HIPAA Seal of Compliance with Compliancy Group

September 10, 2019 Site Editor

IT service provider in Wichita, KS, Choose Networks, received its certification of HIPAA compliance with Compliancy Group. The company began operations in 2001 offering enterprise-level IT support to small and medium-sized companies. At present, over 35 […]

Most Patients Are Willing to Share Their EHR Data for Research, But Not Everything

September 9, 2019 Site Editor

A new research study published in JAMA Network Open revealed that many patients are okay with sharing their EHR data and biospecimens for research purposes; however, the majority of patients would like to limit the […]

Why Immediate Data Breach Notifications Are Very Important to Customers

September 6, 2019 Site Editor

When healthcare providers encounter a data breach, breach victims will naturally be annoyed and upset. People provide their data to healthcare organizations with the understanding that they implement safeguards to protect that information. Whenever patients […]

Two Phishing Attacks on Hospitals Impact Over 15,000 Patients

September 5, 2019 Site Editor

A phishing attack on Artesia General Hospital in Artesia, NM resulted to the compromise of 13,905 patients’ protected health information (PHI). The hospital detected the breach on June 18, 2019 when it was discovered that […]

Recent HIPAA Enforcement Activity Reviewed in the Beazley Breach Insights Report

September 4, 2019 Site Editor

The agency assigned to implement HIPAA compliance is the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights. Only a handful of HIPAA violations were issued financial penalties prior to 2016. Then, the number […]

Phishing Attack on NCH Healthcare System Resulted in the Compromise of 73 Email Accounts

September 3, 2019 Site Editor

The last phishing attack on Bonita Springs, an NCH Healthcare System based in Florida, highlighted the great importance of providing healthcare employees with security awareness training. Bonita Springs detected the attack on June 14, 2019 […]

Motions Filed by UCMC and Google to Dismiss Lawsuit Over HIPAA Privacy Violation

September 2, 2019 Site Editor

On June 26, a University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) patient filed legal action against UCMC and Google with regards to an alleged privacy violation involving the disclosure of protected health information (PHI) without de-identifying […]

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