Johnson Memorial Health has submitted a report concerning a ransomware attack that occurred on October 1, 2021, which resulted in files encryption of files that affected its IT systems. Emergency procedures were easily followed and […]
In September, there was a 23.7% more month-over-month reported cases of healthcare data breaches. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights received 47 data breach reports involving 500 and up records. […]
University Hospital Newark (NY) has found out that an ex-worker had accessed the protected health information(PHI) of many patients with no permission over the span of one year. That information was then shared with other […]
Professional Dental Alliance, an organization of dental practices associated with the North American Dental Group, informed its patients that an unauthorized person accessed some of their protected health information (PHI) kept in email accounts from […]
Around 27,500 people are being advised regarding the theft of some of their personal data when the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) encountered a cyberattack. AOA is a professional organization based in Chicago that represents approximately […]
Password managers for MSPs are used for securing the credentials of a business or client. Passwords are stored in a secure user vault. Every time a user goes to a website for which he/she has […]
Premier Patient Health Care based in Carrollton, TX has found out that an unauthorized individual had obtained the protected health information (PHI) of 37,636 patients in an insider data breach incident. Premier Patient Health Care […]
ReproSource Fertility Diagnostics based in Malborough, MA has encountered a ransomware attack that allowed hackers to get access to networks holding the protected health information (PHI) of roughly 350,000 patients. ReproSource is a top reproductive […]
A previous patient of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare (NMHC) filed a lawsuit against Elekta Inc. regarding its ransomware attack and security breach last April 2021. Many U.S. healthcare providers are business associates with Elekta, a Swedish […]
Eskenazi Health based in Indianapolis, IN reported a ransomware attack that was discovered on or approximately August 4, 2021. The IT team noticed suspicious activity and promptly de-activated systems to control the attack. Emergency procedures […]
Californian healthcare provider San Diego Health is facing multiple class-action lawsuits over a data breach impacting the protected health information (PHI) of 496,949 patients. San Diego Health discovered suspicious activity in the email accounts of […]
Entities governed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) have to give their employees security awareness training, however, a new report indicates that training is missing at a lot of HIPAA-governed entities. KnowBe4, […]
KLAS just released its 2021 Clinical Communication Platform Report, which pointed out the contribution of clinical communication platforms in boosting efficiency in healthcare, improved communication throughout many areas of hospitals, and the resulting tangible outcomes, […]
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