By Jacqueline LaPointe
March 21, 2024 – OCR recently released updated HIPAA guidance for covered entities and business associates who use online tracking technologies that exchange protected health information (PHI).
The guidance addresses the increasing use of…
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HHS OCR launches an investigation of the Change Healthcare cyberattack to determine if a PHI breach occurred and if owner UnitedHealth Group is in compliance with HIPAA.
HHS OCR also reminds the company’s…
The Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it is opening an investigation into the cyberattack that targeted UnitedHealthcare Group’s Change Healthcare subsidiary and has sent…
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By Victoria Bailey
March 14, 2024 – As of the first week of March, 116 healthcare data breaches have been reported to the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in 2024, impacting over 13 million individuals….
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What You Should Know:
– The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced an investigation into the recent cyberattack on Change Healthcare, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group (UHG).
– The…
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Following an investigation into the breach of the protected health information of 14,000 individuals, the U.S. Health and Human Services and the Office of Civil Rights announced a $40,000 settlement with Green Ridge Behavioral…
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The uptick in malevolent data breaches at hospitals has been a worrying trend for the U.S. health system. From 2018-2022, there has been a 93% increase in large breaches reported to the Department of…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced Monday that its settlement and corrective action with Montefiore Medical Center, a nonprofit hospital system based in New York City, resolves…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will update the HIPAA Security Rule in 2024 and will ask Congress for new laws and resources to increase civil money penalties for…
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The following is a guest article by Dotty Bollinger, JD, Healthcare Compliance Consultant, Compliancy Group
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) reached a settlement with Doctors’ Management Services…
