Chico, Calif.-based Enloe Medical Center was forced to reschedule some elective procedures following a ransomware attack on Dec. 31, according to local ABC affiliate KRCR.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
Two consumers that might have had their information exposed after a data breach at LifeLab have filed lawsuits against the diagnostic testing company, according to the Vancouver Sun.
Patients of Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Healthcare filed a second lawsuit Dec. 24 against the health system after their protected health information was affected in a data breach, according to the Missoulian.
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Dec. 30 that patients involved in a June 2016 data breach at Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic can sue the medical center, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Numerous privacy incidents at hospitals, IT suppliers and other healthcare organizations captured public attention last month.
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West Georgia Ambulance agreed to pay a $65,000 fine to the Office for Civil Rights to settle potential HIPPA violations, according to a Dec. 30 news release.
Chicago-based Sinai Health System is notifying 12,578 patients about a security incident that may have exposed their protected health information.
Portales, N.M.-based Roosevelt General Hospital began notifying patients Dec. 23 that their protected health information may have been exposed after malware infected the hospital's digital imaging server, according to ABC 7 Amarillo.
Four patients filed a class action lawsuit against Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System, alleging privacy violations and medical care disruption after an October ransomware attack.
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