The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 30, 2025

In April 2025, two companies were discovered to have failed to conduct exclusion list checks, resulting in the employment of excluded individuals. Diagnostic Clinic of Longview agreed to settle the alleged violation, paid a $77,877.45 Diagnostic Clinic of Longview agreed to settle the alleged violation, paid a $77,877.45

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Physicians Practice

JUNE 24, 2025

Recent Videos Related Content Don’t jump into strategic planning Nick Hernandez June 24th 2025 Article Unlock effective strategic planning with essential pre-work steps, including SWOT analysis and stakeholder engagement, to ensure your practice's success. Austin Littrell May 19th 2025 Podcast Jeffrey A. Singer, M.D. Singer, M.D.

Diagnostics

Physicians Practice

JUNE 19, 2025

Layer onto that the growing bring-your-own-device culture: allowing employees to sync personal smartphones with the electronic health record can “raise privacy concerns” and blur the line between work and off-hours browsing, warns a HIPAA BYOD briefing. Austin Littrell May 19th 2025 Podcast Jeffrey A. Singer, M.D. Singer, M.D.,

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

on February 14, 2025. The intrusion was detected on January 13, 2025, and the investigation confirmed that an unauthorized third party had access to its network between December 8, 2024, and January 11, 2025. Peters, Missouri, has notified 1,265 individuals about a security incident on January 17, 2025.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 7, 2025

Surmodics, Minnesota Surmodics, an Eden Prairie, MN-based provider of catheters, medical device coatings, and chemical components for in vitro diagnostic tests and microarrays, has disclosed a security incident to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). World Leaks claims to have exfiltrated 146.4

Hospital

Arkenea

JULY 23, 2025

Security in cloud environments has evolved to meet healthcare requirements, with major providers offering HIPAA-compliant infrastructure and advanced encryption capabilities. Security and Compliance HIPAA compliance with audit trail capabilities represents the minimum security requirement for healthcare billing systems.

Billing

Physicians Practice

JUNE 23, 2025

Recent Videos Related Content 7 signs that your practice needs a new EHR Austin Littrell June 20th 2025 Article From sluggish systems to frustrated staff, these red flags could mean it's time to upgrade your practice's electronic health record system. Clarifying a patient’s misunderstanding of the HIPAA privacy rule Rachel V.

Diagnostics

Valant

MAY 13, 2025

As you finish your behavioral health education, you’ve mastered diagnostic techniques, therapeutic approaches, and other aspects of treatment. HIPAA Compliance and Data Security Every technology solution you use must meet strict standards for protecting patient data. But do you know how to set up an efficient scheduling system?

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 18, 2025

The Governor of Texas has added his signature to a bill regulating the storage and security of electronic health records and the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare for diagnostic purposes. 1188 applies to HIPAA-covered entities and healthcare practitioners.

Diagnostics

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

HIPAA violation cases are compliance investigations that result from a data breach being notified to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) or a privacy complaint being submitted to OCR via the complaints portal. There are many different types of HIPAA violation cases.

HIPAA

The HIPAA Journal

JULY 17, 2025

The group is known to have attacked at least 150 companies, generally conducting fewer than 10 attacks per month, although in May 2025, the group conducted more than 15 attacks. North Country HealthCare was listed on the group’s data leak site on July 13, 2025. According to a July 15, 2025, update, the files have been published.

HIPAA

Physicians Practice

JUNE 26, 2025

7 quick checkpoints for practices June 26, 2025 By Keith A. Reynolds June 25th 2025 Article Unlock hidden insights in your practice's data to boost revenue, streamline operations, and enhance patient care with simple, effective strategies. Austin Littrell May 19th 2025 Podcast Jeffrey A. 65: Patient autonomy with Jeffrey A.

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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. This page is regularly updated to reflect the latest healthcare data breach statistics.

Business Associate

The HIPAA Journal

JULY 23, 2025

(MFS), identified suspicious activity within its email system on February 6, 2025. An investigation was launched to determine the cause of the activity, and it was confirmed that certain MFS email accounts had been accessed by an unauthorized individual between September 19, 2024, and February 6, 2025.

Business Associate

The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 28, 2025

Email accounts have been compromised at four HIPAA-regulated organizations: Alternate Solutions Health Network in Ohio; Park Royal Hospital in Florida; 90 Degree Benefits in Minnesota; and the Charleston Fire Department in West Virginia. Individual notification letters also started to be mailed on April 14, 2025.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 15, 2025

In May 2025, Marlboro-Chesterfield Pathology in North Carolina and Molecular Testing Labs (CareNexa) in Washington reported hacking incidents and data breaches, the latter via one of its business associates. They have now been joined by a pathology lab in Kansas, a diagnostic lab in New York, and a life science testing lab in California.

Tests

The HIPAA Journal

MAY 13, 2025

Oracle Health explained that it detected a cybersecurity incident on February 20, 2025, and its forensic investigation confirmed that the unauthorized third partys initial access occurred on or after January 22, 2025. Union Health received a list of the affected individuals from Oracle Health/Cerner on March 22, 2025.

HIPAA

The HIPAA Journal

MAY 22, 2025

The MCP breach notice explains that unauthorized activity was identified within some of its IT systems on or around January 16, 2025. A comprehensive review was conducted of the compromised files, and that process was completed on March 31, 2025.

HIPAA

Arkenea

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Key Takeaways It is anticipated that more than a quarter of a billion copies of this practical technology will have been marketed by 2025. SaMD can help patients manage their health more successfully, increase diagnostic accuracy, and reduce human error by increasing patient awareness of their health state.

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