Missing unencrypted laptop may contain PHI of nearly 8,000 patients
A password-protected unencrypted laptop containing the PHI of approximately 8,000 patients was reported missing from Riverside County Regional Medical Center in Moreno Valley, California, according to...
View ArticleHIPAA experts weigh in on Anthem breach
Hackers gained unauthorized access to Anthem’s information technology system and exposed the PHI of more than 80 million people who are currently or were previously covered by the insurance provider....
View ArticleHospital email hack compromises PHI of 4,400 patients
Hackers gained access to the email accounts of employees at St. Mary’s Health in Evansville, Indiana, by uncovering their usernames and passwords. The hack exposed the PHI of nearly 4,400 St. Mary’s...
View ArticleSecurity audit of Premera identified issues prior to cyberattack
Premera Blue Cross, based in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, announced March 17 that it was the victim of a cyberattack that exposed the PHI of more than 11 million subscribers, according to...
View ArticleONC releases updated privacy and security guide
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) released the revised “Guide to Privacy and Security of Electronic Health Information” April 13 to help organizations integrate federal health information...
View ArticleMisplaced USB drive leads to county health department breach
The Denton County (Texas) Health Department began notifying tuberculosis (TB) clinic patients of a breach that occurred in February when a health department employee left a USB drive containing PHI at...
View ArticleOCR fines Denver pharmacy $125,000 for HIPAA breach
The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) entered into a $125,000 resolution agreement March 15 with Cornell Prescription Pharmacy (CCP) in Denver for HIPAA violations. OCR received a media report January...
View ArticleFormer university medical center nurse shares patients’ PHI with new employer
If you’re leaving your job for a position at another medical practice, you can just take your patients’ files with you for future use, right? Wrong. It’s a breach of privacy under HIPAA. A nurse...
View ArticleEHR vendor hit by sophisticated cyber attack
An Indiana-based EHR vendor and its subsidiary company were the victims of a sophisticated criminal cyber-attack last week that exposed the PHI of some patients at several of the vendor’s clients,...
View ArticleUCLA Health System hacked, 4.5 million people affected
Cyber criminals hacked into part of a computer network at UCLA Health System in California, compromising records of at least 4.5 million people, the university hospital system reported on Friday. There...
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