The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s primary enforcer, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has recently settled a violation case with the New England Dermatology and Laser Center (NDELC) resulting in a $300,640 financial penalty to resolve violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule. On March 31, 2021, the NDELC disposed of empty specimen containers …
Henderson & Walton Women’s Center P.C. (HWWC) has recently announced that it has experienced a data breach involving the exposure of the protected health information (PHI) of over 34,000 individuals. The Alabama-based female healthcare provider has said that the breach is the result of an unauthorized third-party gaining access to an employee’s email account. HWWC …
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Vermont-based Lamoille has recently announced that they have experienced a ransomware attack involving PHI of 59,381 patients. On June 13, 2022, Lamoille Health Partners detected suspicious activity on their systems. The health provider discovered that multiple files had been encrypted by an unauthorized third-party ransomware attack. Upon discovery, Lamoille Health Partners immediately implemented protocols and …
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A recent survey conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Savvy Cooperative has revealed that patients are extremely concerned about the lack of security and inability to secure the confidentiality of their protected health information (PHI). The survey was launched by the AMA to examine patient’s perspectives on the confidentiality of their health …
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A recent study published in the Cell Press Journal has detailed how health information applications are sending health information to Facebook and other social media sites. The researchers selected health information applications that were regularly used by patients that frequented social media sites like Facebook to find information regarding their medical condition. The study consisted …
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The US Food and Drug Administration has recently awarded 501(k) clearance to Visibly for their self-administered online visual test. The Visibly Digital Acuity Product is the first online acuity test to enter the US market. To use the world’s first at-home digital vision testing platform, individuals are required to use a mobile device, a prescription …
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Florida Orthopaedic Institute (FOI) has agreed to a $4 million settlement for a class-action lawsuit regarding a data breach affecting approximately 640,000 individuals. In June 2020, the FOI notified affected individuals that a ransomware attack had encrypted the information maintained on its computer system on April 9th. The information potentially exfiltrated by the malicious actors …
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Novant Health has recently issued a notification reporting a data breach has occurred involving the PHI of over 1.36 million patients. The unauthorized disclosure of PHI occurred as the result of an incorrect configuration of Meta Pixel code. The Meta Pixel is a component of JavaScript code that monitors website users and sends the data …
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A recent study published in JAMA Open Network has found that prompt action taken immediately following the detection of unauthorized access to protected health information by medical staff is 95 percent effective at preventing repeat offenses. Healthcare data breaches are a significant problem within the healthcare sector. While major data breaches are frequently the consequence …
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Telehealth solution provider, Let’s Talk, has announced that it has achieved full HIPAA compliance. The statement, issued on April 13, 2022, confirmed that the provider had successfully implemented a number of safeguards for a comprehensive and effective HIPAA compliance program. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a set of federally mandated standards …
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