Trends & Reports July 15, 2015 Healthcare Big Data Privacy Report Released A new healthcare big data privacy report – compiled by the federal government’s Health IT Policy Committee’s Privacy and Security Workgroup – has highlighted a ... Read more
Security Breaches July 15, 2015 Boston Medical Center Reports Business Associate HIPAA Breach A Boston Business Associate HIPAA breach has been reported by Boston Medical Center (BMC) after one of its vendors inadvertently posted confidential healthcare data on ... Read more
Trends & Reports July 14, 2015 BCBSA Identity Theft Protection Services Offered to All Plan Members The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) has taken a proactive step to prevent its members from having their identities stolen by offering identity theft ... Read more
Cyber Threats July 12, 2015 New Study Highlights Healthcare Malware Risks A new study has highlighted new healthcare malware risks, indicating there is a very real and present danger of cybersecurity attacks. But more worrying than ... Read more
Security Breaches July 10, 2015 Breach Notification Laws in Rhode Island Updated A number of states have revised their laws covering data breaches and security incidents in recent months; now breach notification laws in Rhode Island have ... Read more
Security Breaches July 8, 2015 Breach Notification Laws in Connecticut Updated Substitute Senate Bill No. 949, Public Act No. 15-142, has been passed, updating breach notification laws in Connecticut. The new Conn. state law on data ... Read more
Compliance July 8, 2015 Skeddly Expands Free Usage Tier to Include More EBS Snapshots and AMI Images Skeddly has announced it has expanded its free usage tier. The enhancements provide more opportunities to backup cloud instances free of charge to ensure that ... Read more
Compliance July 6, 2015 Current State of Healthcare Data Security A new report has been released by Veracode comparing government mobile application security with other industries, with the report giving an insight into the state ... Read more
Trends & Reports July 3, 2015 Study Reveals Most Common Healthcare Mobile Application Issues A new report issued by the Sans Institute delves into the common healthcare mobile application issues faced by mobile health app developers and security professionals. ... Read more
Trends & Reports July 2, 2015 New Survey Explores Healthcare Cybersecurity Attitudes Healthcare cybersecurity attitudes are changing. Not as fast as the threat landscape is, but most healthcare professionals now appreciate the risks, understand the current threat ... Read more
Cyber Threats June 30, 2015 Adobe Flash Security Vulnerability Discovered This week saw a new Adobe Flash security vulnerability discovered. This is the fourth major security vulnerability to be found in Adobe Flash software so ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 26, 2015 CFO Guilty of EHR Incentive Program Fraud The penalty for EHR Incentive Program fraud can be severe, although a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) appears to have been lucky with his sentence; ... Read more
Security Breaches June 25, 2015 FBI Warning Issued over Cryptowall Ransomware Threat The Cryptowall ransomware threat has now reached a critical level, with the FBI deeming it necessary to issue a warning to allow businesses and individuals ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 22, 2015 FBI Medicare Fraud Takedown sees 243 Arrested A multi-city coordinated FBI Medicare fraud takedown has been successfully executed, resulting in 243 individuals suspected of healthcare fraud being arrested. This is not the ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 18, 2015 VA Senator Backs Murphy’s Mental Health Crisis Act The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act has been re-introduced by Reps. Tim Murphy & Eddie Bernice Johnson in an attempt to bring legislation ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 17, 2015 Anthem Class Action MDL Established An Anthem class action MDL has been established in California to ease the burden placed on the courts. A swathe of highly similar negligence claims ... Read more
Cyber Threats June 15, 2015 Healthcare Malware Risk at All Time High According to a new cybersecurity report by Check Point, the current healthcare malware risk is at an all-time high. The risk of malware causing a ... Read more
Compliance June 13, 2015 Healthcare Providers Face Medical Device Hacking Risk Any healthcare provider believing the risk of a data breach through a medical device is low, should think again; a new white paper suggests the ... Read more
Trends & Reports June 12, 2015 C-Suites Choosing to Outsource Healthcare Cybersecurity According to the results of a new study, it is becoming increasingly common for HIPAA-covered entities to outsource healthcare cybersecurity to private firms, although not ... Read more
Compliance June 11, 2015 New Mental Health Law and HIPAA Rules Rep Tim Murphy (R-PA) and Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) have reintroduced a new Mental Health law and HIPAA rules are likely to be affected. ... Read more
Security Breaches June 8, 2015 Breach Notification Rules in Nevada Updated Earlier this month a new bill was passed which introduces stricter breach notification rules in Nevada. The definition of “personal information” has been expanded, extending ... Read more
Security Breaches June 5, 2015 New Connecticut Data Breach Law Passed Senate Bill 949 has now gone before the Senate and it has been approved; all that remains before the new Connecticut data breach law is ... Read more
Security Breaches June 4, 2015 UPMC Data Breach Lawsuit Dismissed by Penn. Judge A Pennsylvania judge has dismissed a UPMC data breach lawsuit which was filed following the 27,000-record data breach at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, even ... Read more
Security Breaches June 2, 2015 Breach Notification Laws in North Dakota Updated Last week, Senate Bill 2214 was passed which makes three significant updates to breach notification laws in North Dakota, changing elements of subsection 4 of ... Read more
Compliance May 31, 2015 Cottage Health System Breach Settlement Reached The Cottage Health System breach settlement has been a long time coming but the healthcare provider has now decided to settle the lawsuit rather than ... Read more
Compliance May 29, 2015 Illinois Hospital Breaches HIPAA Rules on Data Storage An Illinois healthcare provider, Thomas H. Boyd Memorial Hospital has potentially breached HIPAA compliance rules on data storage by selling a property and failing to ... Read more
Security Breaches May 28, 2015 2015 Cost of Data Breach Study Released The Ponemon Institute has released a new report on the cost of data breaches around the world. The Cost of Data Breach Study: Global Analysis, ... Read more
Tools & Practices May 26, 2015 OCR Pre-Audit Screening Questionnaires Dispatched The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights is gearing up for its compliance audits; and the OCR pre-audit screening questionnaires have ... Read more
Compliance May 22, 2015 Employee Data Theft Affects up to 40 Hospitals Hacking is a worry for healthcare IT professionals, but the thought of employee data theft is enough to cause many a sleepless night. Defenses against ... Read more
Security Breaches May 21, 2015 1.1 Million Records Exposed in CareFirst BCBS Cyberattack A major cybersecurity breach has been discovered by CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield after an email account was compromised; the CareFirst BCBS cyberattack is reported ... Read more