Cybersecurity

CMS discovered a data anomaly within its Blue Button 2.0 application program interface on Dec. 4 that could have exposed members protected health information.

Barium Springs, N.C.-based Children's Hope Alliance is notifying 4,564 patients of a security incident that may have exposed their protected health information.

Georgetown, S.C.-based Tidelands Health is working to restore its IT network and computer systems after being hit by a malware attack on Dec. 12, according to local NBC affiliate WMBF.

Between hospitals having to turn to paper records and others notifying patients that their information may have been exposed, ransomware attacks have caused hospital executives to make cybersecurity a priority.

LifeLabs, a Canadian diagnostic testing company, is notifying consumers of a cyberattack that allowed unauthorized access to its computer systems.

Conway (S.C.) Medical Center is notifying 2,550 patients of a phishing incident that may have exposed their protected health information.

An employee at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota blew the whistle on thousands of updates to its computer system that have not been made, according to the Star Tribune.

While many services operated by the New Orleans government are up and running following a Dec. 13 cyberattack, the city's health department continues to have connectivity issues, according to local ABC affiliate WGNO.

Kansas City, Mo.-based Truman Medical Centers is notifying 114,466 patients that their information may have been exposed. 

Grand Haven, Mich.-based North Ottawa Community Hospital is notifying 4,013 patients that their records were improperly viewed by an unauthorized employee.