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Esse Health Confirms Almost 264,000 Patients Affected by April 2025 Cyberattack

The HIPAA Journal

Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont (HCRS) has started issuing notifications about a December 2024 data security incident involving unauthorized access to its email environment.

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Medical Express Ambulance Service Data Breach Affects 118K Individuals

The HIPAA Journal

Medical Express Ambulance Service has announced a March 2024 data breach that has affected more than 118,000 individuals. Data breaches have also been announced by Vitenas Cosmetic Surgery, Newport Harbor Pathology Medical Group, Rhea Medical Center, and Alabama Ophthalmology Associates.

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Ascension Notifying Patients About Data Breach at Former Business Partner

The HIPAA Journal

Ascension learned on December 5, 2024, that the business partner had experienced a hacking incident. The database also contained software billing and compliance reports belonging to a medical software company. Ascension in St.

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How AI is Driving Patient Engagement and Revolutionizing Patient Experience

Practice Builders

The global artificial intelligence for patient engagement market was valued at US$8 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach US$23.1 After all, the medical industry is developing rapidly, and competition is increasing. You can provide quality medical services to clients by combining patient data from different channels.

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Lake Washington Vascular Ransomware Attack Affects 21,500 Patients

The HIPAA Journal

Lake Washington Vascular was unable to determine exactly what information was viewed or extracted from its systems and said the information likely compromised included names, dates of birth, addresses, diagnostic test results, medical histories, diagnosis and treatment information, payer identification numbers, and government-issued identifiers.

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How can clinic management software support better patient data security – e-clinic

E-Clinic

Your clinics are trusted to store and secure sensitive patient data such as medical records, personal identification information, financial data, genetic and family medical history. With around 50% of UK businesses reporting a cyber-attack in 2024 it is vital that your clinic has a good structure for data security in place.

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Can EHRs Expand to Become Health Systems’ “Platform of Platforms” (UDHPs)?

The Healthcare Blog

In an insightful 2024 analysis of Epic’s dominant market position , Seth Joseph included a list of Products You Can Replace with Epic. Oracle Health Goes Beyond Being a Traditional EHR In October 2024, Oracle announced a new EHR. In his article “ An Epic Saga: The Origin Story ” he describes how Epic grew to its current size.

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