Five healthcare providers have agreed to pay monetary settlements and start corrective action plans for potential violations of HHS' HIPAA Right of Access Rule, according to a Nov. 30 news release.
Cybersecurity
Huntington (N.Y.) Hospital, part of New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, began notifying about 13,000 patients that their protected health information was improperly accessed by a former employee, the hospital said in a Nov. 24 online notice.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning Nov. 22 saying there may be an increase in cyberattacks, including potential ransomware attacks, during the Thanksgiving holiday.
A class certification order in a lawsuit against Morgantown-based West Virginia University Health Systems has been lifted because the plaintiff lacked standing, according to Nov. 19 documents filed in the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.
A patient is seeking class-action status in a lawsuit against Indianapolis-based Eskenazi Health after a May ransomware attack that potentially affected 1.5 million people, Nov. 19 documents filed in the Indiana Commerical Court reveal.
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HHS' Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center on Nov. 18 released a threat brief outlining the risks zero-day attacks pose on hospitals and the healthcare sector.
Large manufacturing companies that produce medications and vaccines linked to the COVID-19 pandemic are being targeted by ransomware hackers, The Hill reported Nov. 22.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives released its 2021 Digital Health Most Wired Trends Report, which examines the core components of security programs at hospitals nationwide.
Leesburg-based UF Health Central Florida and its two hospitals, UF Health The Villages Hospital and UF Health Leesburg Hospital, are asking that a lawsuit filed by a patient after a May ransomware attack be dismissed, according to documents filed Nov.…
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin met over the summer to discuss how to end ransomware attacks launched by Russian hackers. Five months later, lawmakers are uncertain whether the attacks have subsided because there is incomplete data from…