The Office for Civil Rights at HHS issued guidance stating healthcare providers can contact former COVID-19 patients with information about plasma and blood donations on June 12.
Cybersecurity
In the past 12 months, there were 393 protected health information breach incidents reported to HHS.
MU Health Care in Columbia, Mo., is notifying patients of a data breach that occurred in September 2019.
Philips reported its IntelliBridge Enterprise system has a potential low-severity vulnerability and issued an advisory for the system.
Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health reported a data breach incident to HHS on June 5.
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A patient of an Albany, N.Y.-based physician group is filing a lawsuit against the group's accounting firm over a ransomware attack last December that resulted in stolen data, according to an Albany Business Review report.
The Federal Communications Commission proposed a $225 million fine against a Texas-based telemarketer that allegedly made 1 billion spoof calls to sell health insurance.
Babylon Health, a telehealth app, reported a data breach that led to video recordings of patient visits being sent to other patients, according to a BBC report.
IronScales, a company that focuses on cybersecurity, has identified a scheme targeting remote healthcare workers that could affect telehealth services providers.
University of Utah Health reported on June 5 that an unauthorized individual accessed some employee email accounts over a 45-day period earlier this year.