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Health Net Penalized 55K for Late HIPAA Infringement Notice
Health Net, Connecticut-based insurance firm is to pay a penalty of $55,000 to the Office of Vermont Attorney General for HIPAA disobedience and failing to safeguard the information of the state’s...
UCLA Hospitals Receives $865K HIPAA Penalty for Lacking to Safeguard Superstar Medical Reports
The Division of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights has penalized the UCLA Health System $865,500 for HIPAA breaches triggered by letting the medical reports of 2 superstar patients...
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As per a New York Times story circulated this week, the health reports of 20,000 patients of Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., have been announced online and available to the public...
Sutter Health Charged for 4.24M HIPAA Mega Infringement
Two class action litigations have now been registered versus the Sutter Health hospital system in Northern California following a theft at its administrative workplaces in Sacramento potentially...
Blue Cross Blue Shield to Reimburse HHS $1.5M for HIPAA Infringement
The Office for Civil Rights has accomplished its first implementation action developing from the HITECH Infringement Notice Rule and has penalized Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee (BCBST) for...
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Western Connecticut Health Network Patient Information Exposed in Mailing Incident
Western Connecticut Health Network is sending breach notification letters to...
Perry County Medical Center Notifying Patients Following Phishing Attack
Perry County Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Three Rivers Community Health Group,...
Dominion Health Data Breach Affects 3 Million Members
Dominion National is notifying patients of a data security incident that...
Presbyterian Healthcare Services Notifies 183,000 Patients Following Data Breach
Presbyterian Healthcare Services is notifying 183,000 patients that an...
Philadelphia DBHIDS Notifies Patients of Lost Laptop HIPAA Breach
The Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability...
Phishing Attack at St. Croix Hospital Compromises PHI of 21,000 Patients
St. Croix Hospice is notifying 21,000 patients that their protected health...
Kaspersky Lab Report Reveals Deficiencies in Healthcare Employee Cybersecurity Training
Kaspersky Labs has released a report revealing significant deficiencies in...
Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Inspector General Uncovers Security Failings at Californian VA Center
The Department of Veteran Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) has...
HHS Issues Limited Waiver of HIPAA Sanctions and Penalties in Louisiana
In response to the Tropical Storm Barry that made landfall in Louisiana on...
Hackers Targeting US Utilities Sector with Spear Phishing Campaign
Hackers impersonating the US National Council of Examiners for Engineering...
Ransomware Attack at Imperial Health Affects 110,000 Patients
A ransomware attack at Imperial Health has compromised the protected health...
Wise Health Phishing Attack Affects 36,000 Patients
Wise Health System is sending breach notification letters to 36,000 patients...
