The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

The HIPAA Journal has compiled healthcare data breach statistics from October 2009, when the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) started publishing summaries of healthcare data breaches on its website. On January 22, 2023, the breach portal listed 857 data breaches as still; under investigation.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

When diagnoses are reported only using enrollees’ HRAs and HRA-linked chart reviews and there are no follow-up visits, procedures, or tests, HHS-OIG is concerned that the diagnoses may be inaccurate and therefore the payments made by the CMS may be improper. In fiscal year 2023, the CMS identified $12.7

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 6, 2024

Continuum identified unauthorized activity within its network on October 19, 2023, and after taking steps to secure its systems, third-party cybersecurity specialists were engaged to identify the suspicious activity.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 1, 2024

Credential theft was the most common method of breaching networks and was the initial access vector in 38% of all data breaches, followed by phishing (15%). While ransomware groups were a major threat in 2023 and were behind some of 2023’s largest data breaches, there was a slight decline in attacks year-over-year.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 15, 2025

This marks the first update to the HIPAA Security Rule since 2013. From 2018-2023, OCR observed a 102% increase in breaches affecting 500 or more individuals, with 167 million affected in 2023 alone. These changes aim to address the steadily increasing risk of cyberattacks on critical healthcare infrastructure. population. [1]

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The HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Ransomware attacks were amongst the most expensive cyberattacks, with average losses of $353,000 per incident, up from average losses of $239,000 in H2, 2023 but down from an average loss of $402,000 in H1, 2023. Other incidents accounted for 23% of claims, down 10% from H2, 2023. Users of FortioOS SSL VPNs were 2.8

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 18, 2025

A settlement has been agreed to resolve multiple Infosys McCamish Systems class action lawsuits that were filed in response to a 2023 ransomware attack and data breach that involved unauthorized access to the personal data of more than 6 million individuals.Infosys is Indias second-largest IT services provider, and Infosys McCamish Systems is a U.S.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 4, 2025

Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital in Coldwater, Ohio, has suffered a significant data breach involving the electronic protected health information of up to 88,541 individuals. The post Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Cyberattack Affects Up to 88,500 Individuals appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

On December 12, 2023, members of Congress sent a letter to Health & Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announcing the results of a Congressional inquiry into the practice of pharmacies handing over patient information without legal process. Isn’t that entrapment? But what about when the patient has not authorized release?

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Health Populi

JULY 24, 2023

” The quid pro quo value exchange is that GNC ramps up its membership list of consumers for the program and the promise of other purchases from the virtual or brick-and-mortar “front of the store.” consumers, found in the latest Beryl Institute-Ipsos Px Pulse survey published for July 2023.

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Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Key Takeaways A need to control substance usage and reduce medication errors is driving the e-prescribing market growth during the 2023-2030 timeframe. The cost depends on the team, features, functionalities, and the time required to wrap up the development process. percent during the 2023-2030 timeframe.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

Key Statistics: As per the 2023 survey published by the CDC , the number of people younger than age 65 uninsured was 24.7 percent of the adults between the age group 18–64 were uninsured, as per the 2023 survey. percent of children younger than age 18 were uninsured, as per the 2023 survey. This takes up precious time.

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CareerStep

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The American Medical Association (AMA) reported that as of spring of 2023, the U.S. Medical billing professionals, on the other hand, are responsible for submitting claims and following up with health insurance companies to collect payment. Adhering to HIPAA regulations, ensuring patient confidentiality at all times.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 5, 2024

According to EverHealth , one of the most important considerations is the software “must comply with healthcare regulations and standards, such as HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) in the United States, to ensure patient data is protected and privacy is maintained.” This helps keep everything on track.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

between 2023 and 2032. The easy follow-up of patients using telemonitoring solutions and the augmented access to internet services will continue increasing telemedicine delivery. Learn more about this in our blog Optimize your telemedicine appointments with these best practices.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

Department of State has confirmed that there is a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the identification or location of any individual linked to the ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware group, their affiliates, or links to a foreign government under the Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program.

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ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Product lifecycle management necessitates up-to-date databases that can be proactively managed. Survey details from (American Medical Association, 2023). American Medical Association, 2023) FRM teams possess a great wealth of knowledge that can be transformed into actionable insights with the assistance of third-party AI tools.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Entering 2023, U.S. Our unifying human field theory starting off 2023 is being sick of being sick. Financial health beats physical health priorities entering 2023. We enter 2023 with home economics setting our tables as a context for our overall health and well-being. 2023’s journey toward value in health care.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

This has a chilling effect on women visiting a doctor, picking up a prescription from a pharmacy, or taking other necessary actions to support their health,” said HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra. Many Americans are scared their private medical information will be shared, misused, and disclosed without permission.

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It has been several years since new HIPAA regulations have been signed into law, but HIPAA changes in 2022 are expected. The last update to the HIPAA Rules was the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013, which introduced new requirements mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

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