Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

MAY 17, 2024

An update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule is now underway with new cybersecurity requirements. Recent cyber incidents affecting hospitals and health systems have led to widespread care disruptions with patients being diverted to other facilities.

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Northwest Career College

APRIL 30, 2025

HIPAA is a short form of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act , a law devised to protect patients’ personal information regarding their health conditions. The following article will explain why HIPAA compliance is significant in medical billing and coding and how it helps protect patients and providers.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Anthony Regional Hospital, Iowa St. Anthony Regional Hospital in Carroll, Iowa, has recently announced it fell victim to a cyberattack in August. Anthony Regional Hospital appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. Notification letters will be mailed to the affected individuals when the investigation is concluded.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2025

The account was reviewed, and on January 24, 2025, it was confirmed that emails in the account contained the protected health information of patients of Beacon Health Systems Three Rivers Health Hospital in Michigan. This incident occurred at the business associate Restorix, which provides hospitals with wound care services.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 19, 2025

Security incidents and data breaches have been reported by Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital and Atlas Healthcare CT. Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital Baylor Scott & White Texas Spine & Joint Hospital has identified a breach of its Microsoft Office 365 environment.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

Cybersecurity incidents have been announced by Endue Software, Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 3, Palo Verde Hospital, and Northern California Children’s Therapy Center. Whitman County Public Hospital District No. 3 Whitman County Public Hospital District No. Whitman County Public Hospital District No.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In some parts of the world, such as Australia and Norway, “in-person at-home acute care has gained signification traction and has been offered in most hospitals for over 15 years,” the authors note. Hospitals are not logisticians (with apologies to the materials management folks working hard out there in health systems).

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 18, 2025

Cyberattacks have also been reported by Howard Memorial Hospital and Boudreauxs Specialty Compounding Pharmacy. Erlanger Health said 3,193 individuals have been affected by the breach, all of whom had previously received services from Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital. Individual notification letters were mailed on March 21, 2025.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

MGMA explained that under HIPAA, covered entities must report cybersecurity incidents to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights within 60 days for HIPAA compliance. One concern from their members is the reporting requirements under HIPAA, which require security breaches to be reported to OCR within 60 days of the discovery of a data breach.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

The privacy violation has been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as a breach of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Million Individuals appeared first on HIPAA Journal. The post Kaiser Permanente Website Tracker Breach Affects 13.4

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

The reason for the exceptionally high number of data breaches was a cyberattack on the rehabilitation and long-term acute care hospital operator Ernest Health. When a health system experiences a breach that affects multiple hospitals, the breach is usually reported as a single breach. breaches a month over the past 12 months.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

The HIPAA Journal has compiled healthcare data breach statistics from October 2009, when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started publishing summaries of healthcare data breaches on its website. This page is regularly updated to reflect the latest healthcare data breach statistics.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 27, 2025

IoMT devices include imaging systems, patient devices, surgical devices, hospital information systems, and clinical IoT. If these devices and systems are compromised they can cause major disruption to hospital operations and patient care. The industrial cybersecurity platform provider Claroty analyzed more than 2.25

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2025

Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. The post Cyberattack on Sunflower Medical Group Affects 221,000 Patients appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. Since Sunflower Medical Group notified the Maine Attorney General that the breach affected 220,968 individuals, the database may well have contained duplicate entries.

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Arkenea

MARCH 31, 2025

HIPAA compliance costs can greatly vary depending on the kind of application you’re developing. Developing a healthcare application that complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is essential for safeguarding sensitive patient information and adhering to legal standards.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 3, 2024

has confirmed that patient data has been compromised in a cyberattack, and the Monti ransomware group has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on Wayne Memorial Hospital. The hospital has yet to announce any cyberattack or data breach.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 17, 2025

District Court in Kansas City, Kansas, against the University of Kansas Hospital Authority and Health System (KU Health), Lawrence Memorial Hospital, and Epic Systems Corp. The post KU Health Facing Lawsuit Over Workers Unlawful Accessing of Nude Patient Photos appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2024

The post Almost 500,000 Individuals Affected by Designed Receivable Solutions Data Breach appeared first on HIPAA Journal. The post Almost 500,000 Individuals Affected by Designed Receivable Solutions Data Breach appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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Practice Builders

APRIL 11, 2025

More than 60% of adverse events in the hospital are due to communication errors. Tips for Effective Communication Between Healthcare Professionals Physicians communicate with other healthcare specialists within the hospital and with other health providers at other clinics. However, such platforms must be HIPAA compliant.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

For certain individuals, the destination hospital and other treatment-related data were also exposed. The post Lake Washington Vascular Ransomware Attack Affects 21,500 Patients appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. The affected individuals have been offered complimentary identity theft protection services for 12 months.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 4, 2025

Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio, has suffered a significant data breach involving the electronic protected health information of up to 88,541 individuals. The post Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Cyberattack Affects Up to 88,500 Individuals appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

MAY 17, 2024

An update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule is now underway with new cybersecurity requirements. Recent cyber incidents affecting hospitals and health systems have led to widespread care disruptions with patients being diverted to other facilities.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Finally, doctors are trusted data stewards for patients — something we’ve appreciated since the advent of HIPAA. ” Consumers know “what good looks like” when it comes to their experiences with technology, with retail channels, with apps and service experiences whether at airports or banks or hospitals.

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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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Minority Nurse

MARCH 4, 2025

For decades, hospitals and health systems have strategically controlled public messaging, often using nurses for promotional materials but rarely empowering them as autonomous voices. The hospital structure discourages independent thought and limits the ability of frontline professionals to discuss issues that affect public health.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The NIH crafted one for patients enrolled in clinical trials, the American Hospital Association served one up in 1973, and many individual health providers like the University of Pennsylvania Hospital ( aka Penn Medicine) have developed patient bills of rights for consumers entering their hospital systems.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 22, 2024

Email accounts have been compromised at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority and the Medical Home Network in Illinois. The post Email Accounts Compromised at UW Health and Medical Home Network appeared first on HIPAA Journal.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 6, 2024

Guardant Health Discovers Online Exposure of Patient Data Guardant Health, a medical laboratory in Redwood City, CA, that performs cancer screening tests on samples provided by physicians and hospitals, has recently notified patients of some of its clients that their protected health information has been exposed online.

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Mobius MD

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

It offers HIPAA-compliant messaging, free digital faxing, and telehealth capabilities. ” – App Store Review Popular Alternatives: TigerConnect (secure hospital team messaging), OhMD (HIPAA-compliant patient texting). Only use HIPAA-compliant apps for messaging and documentation. Choose evidence-based apps.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 24, 2024

The industries most commonly targeted by threat actors were financial services (17%), business and professional services (13%), high technology (12%), retail and hospitality (9%), and healthcare (8%), with attacks increasingly targeting cloud environments, as more organizations transition to the cloud.

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Health Populi

MARCH 4, 2018

This translates to consumers’ growing expectations of the healthcare industry…including hospitals. Hospitals are falling short of consumers’ experience-expectations, Kaufman Hall explained in their 2017 State of Consumerism in Healthcare Report with the apt sub-title, “Slow Progress in Fast Times.”.

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Arkenea

MARCH 9, 2025

In recent years, hospital mobile app development has emerged as a critical tool in the healthcare industry, providing patients with convenient and accessible healthcare services. In this blog, we will explore the benefits, development process, hospital mobile app technology trends, challenges, and more.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 28, 2025

Email accounts have been compromised at four HIPAA-regulated organizations: Alternate Solutions Health Network in Ohio; Park Royal Hospital in Florida; 90 Degree Benefits in Minnesota; and the Charleston Fire Department in West Virginia. Almost 107,000 individuals have been affected.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2024

The medical device manufacturer Livanova, the Massachusetts community behavioral health center Aspire Health Alliance, and Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital in California have experienced ransomware attacks that exposed patient data.

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Mobius MD

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Key Applications of AI in Healthcare Here are some of the most important ways in which AI is already impacting hospitals and clinics: Diagnosing Medical Images – AI analyzes medical images effectively, which can improve diagnostic accuracy. The biggest concern may be data privacy and security.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Parkland Health Investigating Cyberattack and Data Breach Parkland Health, the community public health system for Dallas County in Texas which includes Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, has experienced a cyberattack involving unauthorized access to the protected health information of 6,523 patients.

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Health Populi

MAY 2, 2019

Today in America, electronic health records (EHRs) are implemented in most physician offices and virtually all hospitals. Just last month, Amazon announced HIPAA-compliant privacy bundled into Alexa skills with Atrium Health, Boston Children’s Hospital, CIGNA, ExpressScripts, Livongo, and Swedish Health Connect.

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