The HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2024

27% of attacked companies paid a ransom in 2023, compared to 40% in 2022. In 2023, business associates were responsible for 60% of the breaches of 500 or more records that were reported to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR), compared to 35% in 2022. The was a significant increase in data breaches at vendors. million in 2023.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 26, 2025

In 2022, 429 rural hospitals were at high financial risk. The post Almost One-Third of Rural Hospitals Benefiting from Microsofts Cybersecurity for Rural Hospitals Program appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. Due to limited budgets, rural hospitals often lack the resources to implement key cybersecurity improvements.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 26, 2024

The privacy violation has been reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) as a breach of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Million Individuals appeared first on HIPAA Journal. The post Kaiser Permanente Website Tracker Breach Affects 13.4

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The vulnerabilities are tracked as CVE-2022-21445 (CVSS 9.8) and CVE-2022-21497 (CVSS 8.1) CVE-2022-21445 is a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability and CVE-2022-21497 is a server-side request vulnerability. Successful exploitation can lead to a full system compromise and lateral movement within a network.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

A settlement has been agreed to resolve litigation stemming from a 2022 data breach at AllCare Plus Pharmacy. The Northborough, MA-based pharmacy detected the security incident on June 21, 2022, when suspicious activity was identified in an employees email account.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2024

In April, as required by the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) introducing new requirements for critical infrastructure entities to report certain cybersecurity incidents.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2025

The post Settlement Agreed to Resolve RIPTA Ransomware Attack Lawsuit appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. More importantly, data breach settlements are about equipping impacted individuals with the tools to quickly detect and address potential fraudulent activity in order to safeguard their financial well-being.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 24, 2024

Exploited software vulnerabilities were the initial access method in 38% of intrusions investigated by Manidant, up 6% from 2022, with phishing used for initial access in 17% of incidents, down from 22% in 2022. In 2023, Mandiant identified 97 unique zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in the wild, up 56% from 2022.

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Arkenea

MARCH 31, 2025

HIPAA compliance costs can greatly vary depending on the kind of application you’re developing. Developing a healthcare application that complies with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is essential for safeguarding sensitive patient information and adhering to legal standards.

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Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

MAY 17, 2024

An update to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule is now underway with new cybersecurity requirements. The latest data show a 93% increase in large breaches (from 369 to 712) reported from 2018 to 2022. HIPAA privacy requirements may be violated through data collection and its usage. “As

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 3, 2024

The industry experienced 1,410 cyberattacks a week in 2022, an increase of 86%. HIPAA compliance is a crucial aspect of any medical billing software. Understanding the importance of HIPAA compliance and implementing the necessary protocols helps healthcare providers avoid legal and financial repercussions.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Out of the 17 million MA enrollees, 19,028 enrollees had no other service records at all in 2022 apart from a single HRA. The post HHS-OIG Identifies Potential Misuse of HRAs and Chart Reviews by MA Companies appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. HHS-OIG’s analysis of MA encounter data identified 1.7 HHS-OIG estimates that around $7.5

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Scattered Spider has been active since at least 2022 and was initially focused on customer relationship management (CRM), business process outsourcing (BPO), telecommunications, and technology companies; however, the group has since expanded its targeting and has been attacking a broader range of sectors.

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CollaborateMD

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

According to KPMG , The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) projects that total hospital provider spending will increase by 50% between 2022-2030. Inflation : Growing inflation forces healthcare leaders to make tough decisions about their supply chain costs.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 1, 2024

In 2021, the human element was a factor in 85% of data breaches, falling to 82% in 2022. Verizon points out that privilege misuse by malicious insiders was not even a top three breach cause in 2022 but rose to 2 nd place in 2023. Verizon said threat actors are increasingly targeting personal information over medical data.

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Mobius MD

MARCH 21, 2025

LLMs captured public attention in 2022 with the release of ChatGPT , an AI-powered chatbot that can answer questions and engage in human-like conversations. Privacy and Ethical Concerns As with any digital healthcare data, LLMs are subject to HIPAA when handling protected health information. What Are Large Language Models?

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The HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

While there was an overall increase of 14% in claims severity in H1, 2024, largely driven by the increase in ransomware attack severity, Coalition saw the lowest frequency of claims since H2, 2022. The post Ransomware Attack Severity Increased 68% in H1, 2024 appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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MedCerts

APRIL 8, 2024

HI 1011: Medical Office Procedures and Administration: This six-week course teaches you about medical office essentials, such as HIPAA regulations, coding and health insurance basics, professionalism, ethics, appointment scheduling and other critical tasks. The course concludes with HIPAA rules, drug regulations and legal ethics.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 27, 2022

” This was one lens on the latest 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer published earlier this month. the patchwork quilt of privacy laws for the people is full of holes, with HIPAA, GINA, COPPA, and other regulations not well knitted together in this info-blurred era for health. In the U.S.,

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Health Populi

AUGUST 3, 2023

Consider this graphic from The Economist’ s coverage of the state of Quantified Self in May 2022. The more health sensors on a smartwatch, the less multi-modal a consumer has to be.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 2, 2023

Despite the risks, 90% of respondents admitted to reusing passwords for multiple accounts, up from 85% in 2022. The post World Password Day 2023 – Password Tips and Best Practices appeared first on HIPAA Journal. 22% of respondents said they have been reusing the same password for more than a decade!

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WSMDA

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

4 – Privacy and HIPAA Finally, all medical professionals – even phlebotomists – must know how to properly handle patient records and protect their privacy. HIPAA regulations cover all healthcare professionals. We will offer phlebotomy classes beginning January 2022 so plan now!

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Arkenea

APRIL 10, 2025

Benefits of Outsourced Software Product Development Cost Efficiency According to Deloittes 2022 Global Outsourcing Survey, 57percent of executives cite cost reduction as the primary driver for traditional outsourcing, typically via staff augmentation for transactional business and IT activities.

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Health Populi

MARCH 2, 2021

Watch this dynamic continue to play out in 2021 as we emerge from the public health crisis into 2022. Local hospitals and health systems — that is, “my” and “our” health care in our neighborhoods and ZIP codes — continue to own the data stewardship equity relationship with patients.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 16, 2024

So, to avoid this, regulatory bodies have implemented regulations such as HIPAA, FDA, HITRUST, FHIR, and more. Shields Healthcare Group In May 2022, a medical imaging service provider in Massachusetts announced that in March, a cybercriminal had unlawfully accessed some of its IT systems.

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19 Labs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Redwood City, CA - September 27th, 2022. Our unique edge architecture protects patients’ medical records and enables secure, HIPAA-compliant data-sharing with the clinician, while reducing the risk of third parties accessing the health information.”. Now, the latest technology advances by Zoom Video Communications, Inc.

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Valant

MAY 3, 2024

Several forms, such as HIPAA and TCPA forms, are legally required. Although less relevant for insurance-paid services, this form is also important for out-of-network “superbill” insurance reimbursements , and is your blueprint to provide good-faith estimates to patients to comply with the federal No Surprises Act that took effect in 2022.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

According to the United States Census Bureau, more people were insured in 2022 than 2021. In 2022, 92.1 The Census Bureau further reveals that in 2022, private health insurance coverage continued to be more prevalent than public coverage, at 65.6 percent of people, or 304.0 percent and 36.1 percent , respectively.

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Arkenea

OCTOBER 16, 2024

This includes the ADA (Americans with Disability Act), HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), and the WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). Text Size According to the 2022 National Health Interview Survey, approximately 50.18 Popular screen readers include Windows Narrator, NVDA, Jaws Screen Reader, etc.

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Arkenea

AUGUST 15, 2024

So, to avoid this, regulatory bodies have implemented regulations such as HIPAA, FDA, HITRUST, FHIR, and more. Shields Healthcare Group In May 2022, a medical imaging service provider in Massachusetts announced that in March, a cybercriminal had unlawfully accessed some of its IT systems.

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Mobius MD

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Another large player in the ACI space is Nuance, the company behind Dragon Medical Dictation, which was acquired by Microsoft in 2022. The HIPAA-compliant software writes 80% of your clinical notes simply by listening. Nuance’s ACI technology is DAX Copilot , which is now embedded in Epic EHRs.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The bar chart arrays OECD’s assessment of interoperability gauged in 2022, with Denmark, Korea, Sweden, Finland, and Latvia in the top 5 for data linking; and, Ireland, the U.S., and Germany ranking in the bottom three. In health care, we have a plethora of standards for linking health information from disparate data sets.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

percent CAGR between 2022 to 2030 ). HIPAA compliance is a mandatory regulation to incorporate while developing the system. A referral system improves communication between providers and patients, and maintains continuity of treatment. So, the development team must incorporate compliance while crafting the patient referral system.

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Mobius MD

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Chat GPT was created by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. Avoid entering protected health information into a chatbot to ensure you stay HIPAA compliant when using ChatGPT or similar tools for healthcare. ChatGPT is an AI chatbot that uses natural language processing to create human-like conversations.

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Health Populi

JULY 28, 2022

HIPAA continues to have holes and data “leakages” that can compromise peoples’ trust and confidence in health data systems, along with their faith in care delivery. While Europeans are covered by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for all personal information, in the U.S.,

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Arkenea

JANUARY 16, 2025

However, a survey points out that amongst the top 50 health systems in the USA, over half reported spending 5 to 20 percent more on interoperability in 2023 compared to 2022. Problems such as increasing demand for high HIPAA security and privacy can be solved with an Epic EHR integration with FHIR endpoints.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

Read more about this in our blog 4 steps to reduce HIPAA breaches within your medical practice. In 2024, the industry will witness a heightened emphasis on robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive patient data from cyber threats. The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR ) reports a rise in cyber incidents within the healthcare sector.

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