Cybersecurity

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is warning healthcare providers and suppliers about a new fraud scheme involving fake faxed requests for medical records. According to a June 26 alert posted on CMS’ website, scammers are impersonating CMS and…

Healthcare has become the most targeted U.S. critical infrastructure industry by hackers. But which states have been impacted the most by the breaches? Here are the 10 states with the most individuals affected by healthcare data breaches between February 2023…

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin June 22 warning of a heightened threat environment tied to ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel. The bulletin, which remains in effect through Sept. 22, says U.S. networks may be targeted…

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care reported a cyberattack last year exposed 743,131 patients’ data, according to The HIPAA Journal. Four things to know:

Kettering (Ohio) Health empowered employees to innovate its response to a recent cyberattack rather than relying on a typical command-and-control structure, the Dayton (Ohio) Business Journal reported. The 14-hospital system was struck by ransomware May 20, resuming normal operations June…

An IT vendor data breach involving 5.4 million individuals has ensnared health systems. Episource, an Optum subsidiary that provides medical coding and risk adjustment services to health systems and payers, said it turned off its computer systems Feb. 6 after…

A federal judge has ruled that a man accused of stealing patient data from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger can represent himself in court. Max Vance has been charged with downloading the protected health information of 1.2 million Geisinger patients onto his…

Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial Healthcare said some patient information was compromised in a data breach involving Oracle Health, a former EHR vendor used by the health system, WTXL Tallahassee reported June 18. In letters sent to patients June 13, the health…

Maintaining a safe and secure environment is paramount in healthcare facilities where providers have a responsibility to protect patients and visitors from significant physical threats. Hospital security systems must be proactive, easily-accessible and feature-rich, with key devices, management and storage…

Kettering (Ohio) Health is facing a lawsuit after a cybersecurity incident in May disrupted systems across the organization, WDTN reported June 16. Here are five things to know: