Cybersecurity

HHS has reported 12 data breaches this year where more than 100,000 patients' information was affected.

Providence, R.I.-based Care New England reported that its computer system began experiencing downtime on June 16, disrupting access to EHRs, digital communication and payroll, according to a report from WPRI, a local CBS affiliate.

The Department of Justice is seeing more cyberattacks against healthcare providers and companies in pursuit of COVID-19 data, among other things, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. 

The email account of an employee at Oswego (N.Y.) Health was compromised June 16 by someone not associated with the health system.

A data security incident involving Care New England's computer system caused the Providence, R.I.-based health system's website to experience downtime on June 16, local CBS affiliate WPRI reports.

Kaiser Permanente's computer system experienced five hours of downtime on June 14, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Cano Health, a Miami-based population health management company and primary care medical centers operator, notified patients on June 12 of unauthorized employee email account access that may have occurred between May 2018 and April 2020. 

In the last 24 hours, two high-profile individuals have questioned how news organizations gained information about their COVID-19 test results and raised questions about a potential HIPAA violation.

Albuquerque, N.M.-based Presbyterian Healthcare is notifying 183,000 patients that their private information was breached in a second email hack last year, according to local TV news website KRQE.

Rangely (Colo.) District Hospital on June 8 began notifying patients of a ransomware attack on its computer systems April 9 that resulted in the loss of access to several years of patients' medical records.