The HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2024

Samaritan Health Services Samaritan Health Services in Oregon has announced that a physician who worked at its Lebanon Community Hospital may have accessed the protected health information of patients without authorization. An investigation was launched in November 2023, when unauthorized access was suspected.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 5, 2024

Suspicious activity was detected in an employee’s email account on November 3, 2023, and after securing the account, a forensic investigation was launched to determine the nature and scope of the activity. The post Email Breach Affects 22,000 Ambulatory Surgery Center of Westchester Patients appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

OCR recently announced that due to the impact of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, the decision had been taken to investigate Change Healthcare promptly to establish whether it was compliant with the HIPAA Rules. While progress is being made on restoring services, attention will soon turn to the scale of the data breach.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 16, 2024

Some of the repercussions of data breaches include financial fraud, identity theft, and harm to patient’s life. So, to avoid this, regulatory bodies have implemented regulations such as HIPAA, FDA, HITRUST, FHIR, and more. These rules protect the privacy and security of healthcare data or ePHI. Examples of Healthcare Cyberattacks 1.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

Some of the repercussions of data breaches include financial fraud, identity theft, and harm to patient’s life. So, to avoid this, regulatory bodies have implemented regulations such as HIPAA, FDA, HITRUST, FHIR, and more. These rules protect the privacy and security of healthcare data or ePHI. Examples of Healthcare Cyberattacks 1.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

AUGUST 2, 2024

This prospect gives fresh urgency to questions such as what uses of patient data should be permissible, who should own the data, and how secure the data are against violations of privacy, including those covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

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CareerStep

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

If you’ve ever considered a job in healthcare but don’t want to work directly with patients, medical billing and coding may be a good fit! The American Medical Association (AMA) reported that as of spring of 2023, the U.S. Adhering to HIPAA regulations, ensuring patient confidentiality at all times.

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