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Does wiretap law apply to cookies on hospital websites?
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will hear a case April 3 on whether hospitals violated a state law prohibiting wiretapping when they had third-party analytics tools on their websites, the Boston Globe reported. -
Hackensack Meridian Health fined $100K for HIPAA violation
HHS fined Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health $100,000 for failing to provide timely access to medical records under HIPAA. -
California system in downtime after cyberattack
Fairfield, Calif.-based NorthBay Health's IT systems have been disrupted by a cybersecurity incident, according to a post on the system's Facebook page. -
Larry Ellison and Seema Verma: Computers — not humans — can prevent healthcare cyberattacks
Autonomous computer systems are healthcare's best protection against disruptive cyberattacks, Oracle's Larry Ellison and Seema Verma wrote April 1 in The Wall Street Journal. -
Nevada hospital reports data breach affecting 3,000 patients
Battle Mountain (Nev.) General Hospital reported a data breach affecting around 3,000 patients in late March, according to HHS. -
UNC Hospitals user email hacked in phishing scheme
UNC Hospitals and School of Medicine in Chapel Hill, N.C., informed patients of a data breach exposing personal health information earlier this year. -
Change hack won't affect nonprofit hospitals' credit: Fitch
Nonprofit hospitals will not face credit impact from the Feb. 21 cyberattack on UnitedHealthcare subsidiary Change Healthcare, according to Fitch. -
Cyberattack leads to payment restructuring at Mississippi hospital
The Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare is causing some restructuring of payments at Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System, WLOX reported March 29. -
Hospital updates MyChart data 2 months after cyberattack
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago is updating its MyChart patient portal two months after a cyberattack took its IT systems offline. -
UnitedHealth investigating data leak from Change hack
UnitedHealth Group has confirmed that data has been compromised due to the Feb. 21 cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare. -
C-suite leaders aren't seeing eye to eye with CISOs
Sixty-six percent of chief information security officers said senior leadership doesn't understand their role within the organization, while 31% of C-suite executives admitted to struggling with understanding the tangible return on investment in cybersecurity, a March 26 survey from FTI Consulting found. -
UnitedHealth pays $3.3B to providers following Change hack
UnitedHealth Group said it has paid out more than $3.3 billion to providers affected by the Feb. 21 cyberattack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare, CNBC reported March 28. -
R1 RCM reports data breach
R1 RCM has notified patients potentially affected by a cybersecurity incident that involved personal identifiable information and personal health information. -
CISA proposes rule for hospitals to disclose ransom payments
Hospitals and health systems may soon need to report a cybersecurity incident to the federal government within 72 hours and ransom payments within 24 hours. -
'Double extortion' ransomware group claims hospital hack
A ransomware group that specializes in "double extortion" has claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on an Oklahoma hospital, HIPAA Journal reported. -
Will hospitals need to notify patients about the Change hack?
Following the Change Healthcare cyberattack in February, questions remain around what data may have been stolen and how patients would be notified if needed — the issue is top of mind for hospitals nationwide. -
Hackers access North Dakota hospital's network
An unauthorized party has obtained access to Cavalier, N.D.-based Pembina County Memorial Hospital's internal network. -
State extends 500+ loans due to Change cyberattack
The Maryland Department of Health has dispensed more than 500 loans to healthcare providers affected by the Change Healthcare cyberattack, WYPR reported. -
Healthcare cybersecurity bill seeks to incentivize upgrades
A new bill, introduced in the wake of the Feb. 21 cyberattack on Change Healthcare, aims to incentivize cybersecurity upgrades made by healthcare organizations, Nextgov/FCW reported March 22. -
Change Healthcare to begin processing $14B in claims
Change Healthcare said March 22 it plans to restore its biggest clearinghouse platforms over the weekend and start processing $14 billion in claims.
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