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Ascension Notifying Patients About Data Breach at Former Business Partner

The HIPAA Journal

An investigation was launched, and it was determined on January 21, 2025, that Ascension had inadvertently disclosed patient data to the former business partner, and that data had likely been stolen in the hacking incident.Ascension confirmed that its own systems were unaffected.

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Medical Express Ambulance Service Data Breach Affects 118K Individuals

The HIPAA Journal

Legal counsel for Medical Express confirmed that the data mining process was completed on January 30, 2025, and a mailing vendor was engaged on March 3, 2025. The final list for notifications was obtained on March 19, 2025, and the notification letters were mailed on April 14, 2025.

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Lake Washington Vascular Ransomware Attack Affects 21,500 Patients

The HIPAA Journal

on February 14, 2025. The intrusion was detected on January 13, 2025, and the investigation confirmed that an unauthorized third party had access to its network between December 8, 2024, and January 11, 2025. Peters, Missouri, has notified 1,265 individuals about a security incident on January 17, 2025.

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Orthopaedic Specialists of Connecticut & DATS in Pennsylvania Announce 22K-Record Data Breaches

The HIPAA Journal

Orthopaedic Specialists of Connecticut Orthopaedic Specialists of Connecticut has notified 22,541 patients about a hacking incident that saw unauthorized individuals gain access to its network on March 2, 2025. Notification letters started to be mailed to the affected individuals on April 23, 2025.

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ePrescription Software Development – Detailed Outlook

Arkenea

Robust Security E-prescription contains data on patient medication, from which plausible ailments can be deduced. Another standard published by CMS is the delayed compliance deadline for EPCS to no longer than January 2023 and no earlier than January 2025 for LTC prescriptions for controlled substances.

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Hacking Incidents Reported by Georgia Urology and Millennium Home Health Care

The HIPAA Journal

That process was completed on March 5, 2025. The affected individuals were notified on March 27, 2025, and a toll-free helpline has been established for the affected individuals to find out more information about the incident.

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Top Questions About Medical Assisting: Answered

Milwaukee Career College

Updated April 2025 Do I need certification to become a medical assistant? Certification isnt legally required to be a medical assistant, but it makes you much more employable. Getting your medical assistant certification shows employers your competency and commitment to the career. What fields can MAs go into?