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Health Data Thefts Keep Coming; Millions Affected in 2024

Web2023 was a record-breaking year for health data breaches in terms of the number of incidents reported to HHS - 737 - and the total number of people affected - …

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Insurance Broker Notifying 1.5 Million of Health Info Hack

WebInsurance broker Keenan & Associates is notifying more than 1.5 million individuals about an August 2023 hacking incident that compromised personal and …

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Firm Says Medicare Info Obtained From DOJ Breached in Attack

WebThe information compromised in the GMA attack was obtained from the Department of Justice as part of a civil litigation matter and services GMA provided to the …

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Therapy Provider Notifying 4 Million Patients of PJ&A Hack

WebConcentra Health Services reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 9 that the 2023 hack of Perry Johnson & Associates had …

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Medical Transcriber's Hack Breach Affects at Least 9 Million

WebA data theft incident at medical transcription firm PJ&A has affected at least 9 million patients. (Image: Perry Johnson & Associates) The number of healthcare …

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Getting a Tighter Grip on Vendor Security Risk in Healthcare

WebDespite the high frequency of major health data breaches involving vendors, many healthcare sector entities remain lax in their approach to manage and reduce third …

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American Privacy Rights Bill: Implications for Health Sector

WebMcGee is executive editor of Information Security Media Group's HealthcareInfoSecurity.com media site. She has about 30 years of IT journalism …

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5 Hospital Workers Charged with Selling Patient Information

WebDandridge, Taylor, Thompson, Russell and Taber were each charged with separate violations of disclosing the information to Harvey in violation of HIPAA. That …

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HIPAA Considerations for AI Tool Use in Healthcare Research

WebThe potential use cases for generative AI technology in healthcare appear limitless, but they're weighted with an array of potential privacy, security and HIPAA …

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Report: Hackers Scammed $7.5M From HHS Grant Payment System

WebHackers have reportedly stolen about $7.5 million from a Department of Health and Human Services grant payment system in a series of cyberattacks last year …

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Lawsuits Mounting Against Florida Hospital in Wake of Breach

WebThe string of recent proposed class action lawsuits against TGH is not the first time the healthcare entity has faced litigation in the aftermath of a data breach. In …

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EHRs Back at Kids' Hospital But Patient Portal Still Offline

WebImage: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital. A Chicago children's hospital has finally restored access to its electronic health records systems following a …

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Hospital Chain Hit With Ransomware Attack

WebTennessee-based Ardent Health Services, which operates dozens of hospitals and other healthcare facilities in several states, said Monday it is dealing with a …

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Health Plan Services Firm Says MOVEit Breach Affects 805,000

WebThe protected health information of nearly 2.8 million people was among the data compromised in Maximus' hack, according to the company's breach report filled to …

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New Mexico Health Insurer Exposes Medical Data

WebMedical Data Exposed in Breach at True Health New Mexico. Insurer Counts Nearly 63,000 Victims; Offers Prepaid Credit Monitoring Jeremy Kirk ( jeremy_kirk) • …

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Midwest Hospital Group Experiencing System-Wide IT Outage

WebMeanwhile, a hospital worker at Singing River Health System in Mississippi told ISMG on Tuesday that the entity's IT systems were still offline following its cyber …

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Feds Smack Banner Health With $1.25 Million Fine in Breach

WebGet Permission. Banner Ocotillo Medical Center in Chandler, Arizona, is one of 30 hospitals Banner Health operates in six states. (Image: Banner Health) Federal …

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Change Healthcare Cyber Outage Disrupts Firms Nationwide

WebChange Healthcare - a unit of Optum that provides IT services and applications to hundreds of U.S. pharmacies, payers and healthcare providers - is …

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