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Protected Health Information Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Cyber Threats

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

[Webinar] Don't Be the Next Change Healthcare: How to Avoid a Breach and Prepare Your Response Plan - October 29th, 12:00 pm -...

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During the first half of this webinar, Jen Mitchell, Bryan Murray and Laura Fryan, will focus on practical tips and pointers on avoiding a HIPAA breach and what lessons you can take away from the Change Healthcare breach. ...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

OCR Imposes $240,000 Penalty in HIPAA Ransomware Investigation

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) imposed a $240,000 civil monetary penalty against Providence Medical Institute in connection with a ransomware attack that revealed...more

Fisher Phillips

Insider Threats to Healthcare Data: What You Need to Know and 5 Steps You Can Take Now

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Healthcare data breaches are occurring more frequently and on larger scales than ever before – and while you defend against cyberattacks and other external threats, make sure you do not overlook the critical role your...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Data Breaches Exposing Protected Health Information Are Surging

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The number of large data breaches, those involving 500 or more people, exposing protected health information has increased exponentially in the last few years, and ransomware and hacking are the primary cyber threats in...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 22nd - 23rd, Anchorage, AK

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE & HCCA’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences bring compliance practitioners from all disciplines together for convenient, local compliance education....more

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[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 22nd - 23rd, Anchorage, AK

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE & HCCA’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences bring compliance practitioners from all disciplines together for convenient, local compliance education....more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

‘An Unknown Individual Walked In’: Protecting Against Telehealth Risks Includes Non-IT Threats

The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and other government agencies aren’t just worried that providers understand—and mitigate—the privacy and security risks of telehealth. In fact, in 2022, the Government Accountability...more

Harris Beach PLLC

New York Wants Comprehensive Cybersecurity Plans for Hospitals by February 2025

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New York Gov Kathy Hochul is touting her proposed statewide cybersecurity regulations for hospitals and health systems as “nation-leading,” and, if approved, those entities will have until February 2025 to comply with the new...more

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Key Takeaways from OCR’s Latest Annual HIPAA Reports to Congress

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On February 17, 2023, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released two companion reports to Congress detailing its actions in 2021 to enforce the privacy, security, and breach...more

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Health Information Management: How It Helps Prevent PII and PHI Breaches

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Healthcare organizations collect and generate tremendous volumes of highly sensitive—and highly regulated—information about patients every day. A substantial portion of this data is personally identifiable information (PII)...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

[Virtual Event] Richmond Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference - December 9th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm EST

General and specialty compliance training from the comfort of your home or office! HCCA’s Regional Healthcare Compliance Conferences provide practitioners with virtual compliance training that includes updates on the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Securing Problematic 'Legacy' Devices: Be Part of Procurement, Push for Info

Report on Patient Privacy 22, no. 3 (March, 2022) - Typically a “legacy” describes the lasting impact of an influential person or movement, most often in a positive sense. Not so with medical devices. When legacy is applied...more

K&L Gates LLP

Health Care Triage: Cybersecurity Risk in the Health Care Industry

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As health care providers are increasingly relying on complex and integrated electronic medical record systems, the health care industry has rapidly become one of the most frequent and often vulnerable targets for...more

Sands Anderson PC

New Cybersecurity Threat Identification and Prevention Guidance from HHS

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As a result of ongoing efforts under the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has partnered with public and private sector entities to develop guidance for healthcare entities seeking...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Impact of the New Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: 2019 Outlook

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• The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Dec. 28, 2018, announced the release of the "Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices: Managing Threats and Protecting Patients" that provides a "Call to Action" to make...more

Mintz - Health Care Viewpoints

HIPAA, Security Vulnerabilities and Patching

In its most recent Cybersecurity Newsletter, OCR focuses on the intersection of HIPAA and information security. To be sure, HIPAA requires covered entities and business associates to address their organizations’ information...more

Hogan Lovells

Post-market medical devices, cybersecurity, and the U.S. FDA’s growing concerns

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From insulin pumps and pacemakers to defibrillators, medical devices increasingly rely on wireless and internet connectivity for efficient operations. Unfortunately, these interconnections also leave devices vulnerable to an...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Is Ransomware a Notifiable Data Breach Event?

There is no doubt that companies face unprecedented volume and variation in both disruptive and intrusive cyberattacks on their networks. Among the different attack methodologies today, ransomware is quickly becoming a major...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Recent Enforcement Shows the Importance of Encrypting Mobile Devices Containing Protected Health Information

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With headlines every day announcing another release of Protected Health Information (PHI), providers are asking themselves – is there a way to protect against these breaches? Beyond improving the security of large...more

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