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Behavioral Healthcare Provider Settles HIPAA Risk Analysis Investigation for $225,000

The HIPAA Journal

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has agreed to settle alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) with Deer Oaks – The Behavioral Health Solution for $225,000. This is the 17th financial penalty to be imposed on a HIPAA-regulated entity this year.

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

The HIPAA Journal

Esse Health has confirmed that 263,601 individuals have been affected by its April 2025 cyberattack. Louis area in Missouri, has recently notified the Maine Attorney General about an April 2025 cyberattack and data breach involving unauthorized access to the personal and protected health information (PHI) of 263,601 individuals.

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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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Compumedics Cyberattack Affects Almost a Dozen Healthcare Providers

The HIPAA Journal

On March 22, 2025, Compumedics identified unauthorized access to its network which disrupted the operations of its information technology systems. They confirmed that an unauthorized third party had access to its systems between February 15, 2025, and March 23, 2025, during which time files were copied from its systems.

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Beacon Health System Affected by Two Business Associate Email Breaches

The HIPAA Journal

Two breach notices have been added to the Beacon Health System website, the first on March 24, 2025, involving a business associate called CPS Solutions, a provider of services to support pharmacy operations. Notification letters were mailed to the affected individuals on February 10, 2025.

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Medical Express Ambulance Service Data Breach Affects 118K Individuals

The HIPAA Journal

Legal counsel for Medical Express confirmed that the data mining process was completed on January 30, 2025, and a mailing vendor was engaged on March 3, 2025. The final list for notifications was obtained on March 19, 2025, and the notification letters were mailed on April 14, 2025.

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DOJ Announces Largest Ever Health Care Fraud Takedown

The HIPAA Journal

Department of Justice has announced the results of its 2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, the largest in its history, eclipsing the previous record of $6 billion with actions to disrupt health care fraud schemes involving more than $14.6 billion in intended losses. They included individuals responsible for $10.6

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