Anna Jaques Hospital based in Newburyport, Massachusetts recently informed government regulators and patients about a cyberattack and data...
316K Anna Jacques Hospital Patients Impacted by December 2023 Ransomware Attack
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Dismissal of Chelan-Douglas Health District Data Breach Lawsuit Overturned
The Washington Court of Appeals revived a Chelan-Douglas Health District data breach case that the Chelan County Superior Court dismissed....
Muskogee City County Enhanced 911 Trust Authority Reports Encountering a Data Breach
Muskogee City County Enhanced 911 Trust Authority (MCC911) based in Oklahoma confirmed a data breach due to a ransomware attack that...
Ransomware Actors Exploiting Critical SonicWall Firewall Vulnerability
Ransomware attackers are currently exploiting a critical vulnerability in SonicWall firewalls to gain preliminary access to victims'...
At Least 14.76 Million Individuals Impacted by Welltok Data Breach Victim
The 2023 MOVEit Transfer data breach at Welltok, a patient engagement firm based in Denver, has now impacted over 14.7 million people....
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Rite Aid Over 2.2 Million-Record Data Breach
Rite Aid is the U.S. fourth-biggest pharmacy chain. A class action lawsuit was filed against Rite Aid over a June 2024 data breach that...
NextGen Faces Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit
NextGen Healthcare, a provider of electronic health record (EHR) and practice management services, is facing a class action lawsuit...
Email Data Breach at Michigan Medicine
University of Michigan Medicine (Michigan Medicine) sent notification letters to 56,953 persons concerning the compromise of some of their...
Lurie Children’s Hospital Faces Lawsuit Following the January 2024 Ransomware Attack
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital based in Chicago is facing a class action lawsuit because of a ransomware attack and data...
Two Employees of Mass General Brigham Fired for Privacy Violations
Two employees of Mass General Brigham located in Boston, MA were terminated because of a privacy breach discovered on April 4, 2024. The...
Change Healthcare Sends Notifications on Behalf of Entities Impacted by Ransomware Attack
Change Healthcare reported its progress regarding its analysis of the files stolen during the February ransomware attack. To date,...
Lynwood Manor Alerts Patients of Data Breach
Healthcare provider CRG Lynwood, LLC based in Adrian, MI, which manages the Lynwood Manor skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, sent...
Data of 14,400 Clients Exposed Due to Medjet/MedjetAssist Malware Attack
Air medical transport and travel security membership program, Medjet and MedjetAssist (Medjet) based in Birmingham, AL has reported a...
Change Healthcare Can Send Breach Notifications on Behalf of Impacted Covered Entities
The HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has refreshed its Change Healthcare Cyberattack Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to give more...
Lurie Children’s Hospital Systems Now Restored After January Cyberattack
Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago announced the restoration of its patient-facing systems online on May 20, 2024, after a cyberattack...
Judge Rejects Class Certification in Blackbaud Lawsuit
A federal judge has rejected class certification in a combined class action lawsuit filed against Blackbaud in connection with a...
OSHA Proposed Heat Safety Rule and Citation of Circles of Care
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will be introducing the new heat safety rules after its...
Data Breaches Reported by Continuum Health Alliance, Guardant Health, and Bluebonnet Trails Community Services
377,000 Consensus Medical Group Patients Impacted by Continuum Health Alliance Data Breach Continuum Health Alliance based in Marlton, NJ...
Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Give UHG Recommendations to Address UHG Outage Problems
A bipartisan coalition with 22 state attorneys general wrote to UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty about their concern regarding the...
Investigation of Change Healthcare’s Potential Leakage of Patient Information
Change Healthcare encountered an ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware attack and spent $22 million as a ransom payment to stop the exposure of the...
Cyberattacks on American Renal Associates, Family Health Center, Cattaraugus-Allegany Board of Cooperative Education Services, and North Carolina Dental Practice
Medusa Ransomware Group Exposes Data Stolen from American Renal Associates American Renal Associates (ARA) experienced an attack by the...
Cyberattacks and Data Breaches Reported by the L.A. County Department of Mental Health, Healthfirst, Risas Dental & Braces and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
MFA Bypassed in Cyberattack on L.A. County Department of Mental Health The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health recently sent a...
Data Breaches Reported by Pembina County Memorial Hospital, Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services, Rancho Family Medical Group, and Emergency Medical Services Authority
23,451 Individuals Affected by Pembina County Memorial Hospital Data Breach Pembina County Memorial Hospital based in Cavalier, ND, has...
Data Breaches Reported by CCM Health, UnitedHealth Group, St. Mary’s Healthcare System for Children, and California Correctional Health Care Services
CCM Health Data Breach CCM Health based in Montevideo, MN recently alerted 29,182 persons regarding a network security occurrence that...
FBI Statistics Show Ransomware Attack Spike and Losses to Cybercrime Reach $12.5 Billion
The 2023 FBI Internet Crime Report revealed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) got high...
Data breaches Reported by Littleton Regional Healthcare, The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and UT Southwestern Medical Center
Patient Data Exposed Because of a Phishing Attack on UC San Diego Health UC San Diego Health recently sent a report to the California...
Ransomware Group Did Not Pay Affiliate’s Cut of the $22 Million Ransom
The ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware group's ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation appears to have ceased, suggesting there could be an...
Cyberattacks on Bay Area Heart Center Change Healthcare, and Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services
Change Healthcare Responding to Cyberattack Healthcare billing and data systems provider, Change Healthcare based in Nashville, TN has...
Boss of Group Responsible for the Attack on University of Vermont Medical Center Facing 40 Years in Prison
The Ukrainian leader of racketeering groups who conspired to install malware on thousands of company computers has admitted in federal...
Abbott’s Triclip Device Draws Closer To Market Launch
Abbott's Triclip device is designed to address tricuspid valve regurgitation and is now close to market authorization. This is due to a...
What You Need To Know About WHO’s AI Guidelines
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized the rapid growth and potential of Large Multi-Modal Models (LMMs) in healthcare,...
HHS Resolves Internal Cybersecurity Breach Inquiry
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), has reached a settlement with Montefiore Medical...
Amazon Trims Workforce In One Medical And Pharmacy Divisions
Amazon has confirmed the reduction of hundreds of roles within its One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy divisions, in efforts to simplify...
Doximity’s AI Investment Elevates Revenue Projections
Doximity has announced a significant increase in its investment in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in a step to enhance its...
The Role of E-prescribing In Healthcare
E-prescribing is a system that allows prescribers to send prescriptions directly to a pharmacy electronically. Supported by the Medicare...
HHS And The Ongoing Drug Price Negotiation
The Health and Human Services (HHS) has initiated a move towards negotiating discounted prices for 10 essential drugs under the Medicare...
HIPAA Investigation Settled between HHS and St. Josephs
A settlement has been agreed upon between the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Saint...
New FDA Committee To Oversee Development Of Digital Health In Healthcare
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a significant step in responding to the rapid growth of digital health...
HHS Award 15 Residency Programs With Significant Funding
In a bid to reinforce the health workforce and expand access to care, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the...
ONC Splits Opinions Of Major EHR Groups
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology's (ONC) proposed rules under the 21st Century Cures Ac, aimed at...
Key AI Research Begins, to Develop Patient Outcomes
Machine learning, is progressing at a rapid pace in 2023. The breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence are impacting the the healthcare...
HHS Enact Final Rule To Enhance Interoperability
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) has enacted a final rule integral to the Electronic Health...
Cerebral Face Substantial Penalty For Illegal Subscription Retention
The recent action taken by New York Attorney General Letitia James involves Cerebral's mental health treatment. Cerebral offer the service...
The Pill That Makes Obese Individuals Full
A team of engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has introduced an innovative approach to the obesity epidemic....
2024 Physician Fee Expands on Pandemic Telehealth Flexibilities
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule for 2024,...
Ashley McEvoy’s Departure from Johnson & Johnson’s MedTech Division
Ashley McEvoy, after dedicating nearly thirty years of her professional life to Johnson & Johnson, recently announced her departure...
New Telehealth Service ‘GNC Health’ Launched
GNC, renowned globally as a retailer of health and nutrition products, has recently announced 'GNC Health', a new virtual care service....
Important Infant Drug for RSV in Short Supply
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently alerted the public about an increase in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)...
Stakeholders Show Concerns over Address Reporting in Telehealth
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented various temporary measures to facilitate...
Nuance Introduces AI Tool for Clinical Documentation
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has seen an increase, primarily aimed at improving efficiency and reducing...
Impressive interoperability features launched by Phillips
Philips has introduced an enhancement in healthcare technology with the integration of the Philips Capsule Medical Device Information...
Genetic Influences on Medication Responses
The newest innovation from the University of Texas is a VR technology that measures brain activity, marking a significant leap in...
New Texas Institute to Improve Remote Telehealth Access
The recent announcement of the establishment of the TTUHSC Institute of Telehealth and Digital Innovation is a big development in terms of...
All About Amazon’s Nationwide Launch Of Remote Health Service
Amazon, the technology giant, has officially launched its virtual care clinic, Amazon Clinic, in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. This...
MiHIN to join forces with Smile Digital Health to enhance interoperability
The Michigan Health Information Network Shared Services (MiHIN) has announced its collaboration with Smile Digital Health with the primary...
First Biomarker Blood Test to Detect Alzheimer’s
In a significant development for Alzheimer's disease care, Quest Diagnostics, a leading provider of diagnostic information services, has...
Virtual Baby Feeding Service Offered to Veterans in US
Expanding Access to Virtual Baby Feeding Support SimpliFed, a national provider of lactation and baby feeding support, has partnered with...
What does PHI stand for in HIPAA?
In HIPAA, PHI stands for Protected Health Information, which refers to any information in a medical record that can be used to identify an...
Radiological Sector Of FDA Ask For Public Feedback
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has taken a significant step in advancing health equity by soliciting public input on the...
Title: New Model to Offer Nursing Homes Vital Support Virtually
Regenstrief Institute researchers have taken a significant step in enhancing clinical support withinnursing homes by initiating a pilot...
Emergency Rules Introduced by OHCA Following Governor’s Rejection
Health Information Exchange Rules and Exemptions In response to the Governor's recent veto, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA)...
When does state privacy law supersede HIPAA?
State privacy laws can supersede HIPAA when they provide greater protection for individuals' privacy rights than what is mandated by...
What to do if HIPAA is violated?
In the unfortunate event of a HIPAA violation, immediate steps must be taken to mitigate potential damages and appropriately rectify the...
Who Enforces HIPAA?
The enforcement of HIPAA, specifically the Privacy and Security Rules, falls under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Department of Health and...
What is a HIPAA breach?
A HIPAA breach refers to any unauthorized acquisition, access, use, or disclosure of PHI that compromises its security or privacy....
InterMountain Takes a Step Forward in Newborn Care
In order to better care for critically ill and damaged babies, Intermountain Primary Children's Hospital has introduced a new telemedicine...
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced To Support Student Mental Health
A new bill has been proposed to offer greater support to United States school students to provide much needed aid to the issue that has...
IBM Deploys Quantum Computer at Cleveland Clinic for Advanced Research
The Cleveland Clinic will host the world's first quantum computer that was built specifically for medical research, stated in an...
Alarming report from GAO details VA incompetency leading to low levels of user satisfaction.
In a newly released assessment from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), it has become clear that the Department of Veterans...
EHRM Issues safety issues partial cause of four veteran deaths, VA states
The death of four veterans and an overall figure of six incidences of catastrophic harm including were reported by the Department of...
Georgia schools to receive remote healthcare services through Mercer Medicine
In order to improve healthcare access for district employees and students, the Harris County School District in Georgia recently partnered...
BetterHelp fined and prohibited from using customer data
BetterHelp, an online mental health company owned by Teladoc, has agreed to pay $7.8 million to settle charges that it shared consumers’...
Epic Research Study shows primary virtual care sufficient, without in person requirement
Epic Research Study shows primary virtual care sufficient, without in person requirement. In a study released in Epic Research, it was...
US citizens residing in rural areas are using telehealth more frequently
From July to August of last year, approximately 8000 US residents were surveyed by the healthcare entity. Rock Health has conducted many...
ATA and and Alliance for Connected Care send warning ahead of CAC meeting
A Contractor Advisory Committee (CAC) Meeting on Remote Physiologic Monitoring (RPM) and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) for...
Reported Data Breach by Clop Hits Healthcare Sector
The Russia-affiliated ransomware group Clop have claimed responsibility for a broad attack on more than 130 businesses, including many...
Telehealth services surge found to have improved mental health treatment rates.
A study conducted by researchers at the Rand Corporation and published in JAMA Health Forum shows that the use of telehealth services...
Congress report indicates surge in HIPAA complaints over five-year period.
In an annual report published by the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil...
New application released to offer US veteran’s psychological support
An artificial intelligence (AI)-based app that offers mental health support for veterans has been released, through a partnership between...
Department of Veteran Affairs concerned with EHR issues
Concern has emerged surrounding how the electronic health record (EHR) system will interact with the Ann Arbor hospital's crucial medical...
Preoperative Care for Bariatric Surgery found to be effectively delivered through remote healthcare services
The new study illustrated that bariatric surgery is often recommended as a treatment option for individuals diagnosed with obesity that is...
Telehealth more effective than telephone in pediatric health transfers
A recent study has found that video telehealth consultations were more effective than telehealth-based consultations, due to their ability...
Remote postpartum healthcare appointments effective in mitigating racial disparity.
In a recent study, it has been found that telehealth postpartum appointments improve the rate of attendance in black individuals, compared...
Telehealth utilization significantly increases at latter stages of 2022
Recent data derived from Fair Health’s ‘Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker’, has illustrated a near two percent increase in the...
ONC reveals first six entities qualified in TEFCA
The government's framework for a countrywide health information exchange known as TEFCA, has accepted the first six networks to be...
Healthcare industry endangered as Level of Third-Party Data Breach increases by 100% in 2022
A new report carried out by Black Kite's Third-Party Breach has indicated that while the overall number of third-party breaches decreased...
What does TPO stand for in HIPAA?
In HIPAA, TPO stands for "Treatment, Payment, and Operations." TPO refers to the permissible uses and disclosures of protected health...
AHA letter advises permanent fix for telehealth services extension
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has published letters to the US Senate and House of Representatives. Within the letters, comments...
Athenahealth EHR now used by Illinois orthopedic clinic to aid in the development of interoperability.
In an effort to encourage interoperability throughout its seven Chicago locations, Fox Valley Orthopedic has announced the deployment of...
EHR providers may offer clinical documentation measures to approximately seven of ten hospitals
An AJMC study found that the proportion of smaller EHR suppliers offering access to clinical documentation metrics has increased recently....