Delayed Access to Patient Records Proves Costly
AMR paid a civil monetary penalty of $115,200 to the OCR for failing to provide a patient with timely access to her medical records.
CrowdStrike Outage Could Cost Health Care $1.9B
Following the July 19 CrowdStrike IT outage, Fortune 500 companies in the health care sector are expected to suffer the largest direct financial losses.
Changes to Health Breach Notification Rule Begin in July
FTC Health Breach Notification Rule changes take effect July 29 to strengthen and clarify how it applies to health apps and technologies not covered HIPAA.
HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy is in Effect
The HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy is now in effect, prohibiting the disclosure of PHI in certain circumstances.
Ascension Ransomware Incident Tied to Employee Mistake
The cause of the Ascension ransomware attack on May 8 is being linked to one employee who made a mistake.
Final Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy Takes Effect June 25
Learn what it means when the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (Final Rule) goes into effect on June 25, 2024.
Why Having a Website Tracking Tool is Essential
New requirements set by the FTC and the PCI DSS V4.0 make website tracking tools like TrackerReveal essential to the financial industry and consulting sectors.
Ascension Confirms Ransomware Attack
Ascension Health System says a ransomware attack is responsible for disrupting EHR systems and other clinical services at its 140 hospitals.
Kaiser Permanente Notifies Members of Data Breach
Kaiser Permanente is notifying 13.4 million current and former health plan members of a data breach traced to tracking technologies.
Phishing Attacks Fool LastPass Users
LastPass warns users about a new phase of a phishing campaign that uses email, SMS, and calls to trick targets into divulging their master passwords.