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2025 HIPAA Journal Annual Survey Published: Key Insights into Compliance Challenges

The HIPAA Journal

The HIPAA Journal has released the results of its 2025 Annual HIPAA Compliance Survey, offering a detailed snapshot of how healthcare organizations are managing HIPAA compliance in today’s regulatory environment. The survey also examined training practices at HIPAA-regulated entities.

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April 2025 Healthcare Data Breach Report

The HIPAA Journal

Biggest Healthcare Data Breaches in April 2025 In April, 27 data breaches of 10,000 or more records were reported to OCR, including 11 data breaches of 100,000 or more records. These are likely to continue to be reported by affected HIPAA-regulated entities over the next few weeks.

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Retina Group of Washington Agrees to $3.6 Million Settlement to Resolve Data Breach Lawsuit

The HIPAA Journal

The cash payment may be higher or lower depending on the number of valid claims received.Class members wishing to submit a claim for reimbursement of losses may claim up to $300 for documented unreimbursed ordinary losses, including up to 4 hours of lost time at $25 per hour. Bean of Siri & Glimstad LLP.

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Seven Healthcare Organizations Added to Ransomware Groups’ Data Leak Sites

The HIPAA Journal

The HIPAA Journal has not downloaded any of the leaked data, so cannot confirm the accuracy of the groups’ claims. Arlington Occupational Health and Wellness in Texas was added to the group’s data leak site on July 4, 2025, along with samples of the stolen data and links to the full dataset.

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East Carolina Health Settles Data Leak Lawsuit for $250,000

The HIPAA Journal

The lawsuit alleged an impermissible disclosure of protected health information in violation of the requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The deadline for objection to and exclusion from the settlement is August 18, 2025. The settlement has received preliminary approval from the court.

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The Complete Epic Implementation Guide For 2025

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In 2025, successful Epic implementation must address emerging requirements including artificial intelligence integration, cloud computing capabilities, and enhanced interoperability standards that have become essential for modern healthcare delivery. Epic’s flexibility supports most specialty needs through configuration.

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Gramercy Surgery Center Agrees to Pay $400,000 to Cover Data Breach Claims

The HIPAA Journal

The group had access to its network since June 14, 2025, and exfiltrated patient information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, driver’s license/state identification card numbers, medical record numbers, treatment information, and health insurance information. . –

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