Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

One of the 130,000 patients who may have been affected by a data breach at Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Healthcare filed a lawsuit Nov. 25 against the health system, according to ABC Fox Montana. 

Cybercriminals and other hackers can still find ways around what Microsoft Outlook said was a fix for a vulnerability, according to Wired.

Elizabeth (Colo.) Family Health began notifying 28,375 patients Nov. 22 of a security incident that may have exposed patient information.

Medical billing and coding provider Healthcare Administrative Partners is notifying 17,693 patients of a data breach that may have exposed their protected health information.

A patient filed a class-action lawsuit Nov. 29 against Solara Medical Supplies, claiming his personal and medical information is at risk after a data breach at the device company, according to GovInfoSecurity.

Despite the fact that the partnership between Google and St. Louis-based Ascension to gather and share patient data may meet the guidelines of HIPAA, it doesn't mean that healthcare leaders shouldn't be cautious, according to a Harvard Business Review article…

Beaver, Pa.-based Heritage Valley Health System has filed a lawsuit against Nuance over a 2017 malware attack that caused major disruption at the system, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine began notifying patients Dec. 3 of a security incident that may have exposed their protected health information, according to local NBC affiliate WOWT.

Numerous privacy incidents at hospitals, IT suppliers and other healthcare organizations captured public attention throughout 2019.

The Virginia Department of Health is reminding consumers that they should not use third-party services to obtain their vital records, according to local ABC affiliate 13 News Now.