Medical Economics

JUNE 23, 2025

Some have moved slowly for fear of running afoul of HIPAA laws. Related Videos Related Content Advertisement June 20th 2025 Gait: The sixth vital sign that should be a routine part of primary care May 27th 2025 Ep. Others have balked at the cost of upgrading digital systems, transferring volumes of data, or training employees.

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Mobius MD

JANUARY 1, 2025

However, managing a successful medical practice in 2025 will require lots of work beyond the EMR. Knowing the right medical practice software tools – for scheduling, documentation, clinical decision support, and more – will make your life much easier.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

An investigation was launched, and it was determined on January 21, 2025, that Ascension had inadvertently disclosed patient data to the former business partner, and that data had likely been stolen in the hacking incident.Ascension confirmed that its own systems were unaffected.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 8, 2025

The review of the accounts confirmed that they contained names, addresses, dates of birth, financial account information, diagnoses, lab results, medications, treatment information, health insurance and claims information, provider names, dates of treatment, and Social Security numbers.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 21, 2025

Kettering Health, a large health system with 14 medical centers and 120 outpatient facilities in western Ohio, has experienced a system-wide technology outage that has affected all 14 of its medical centers and disrupted its call center. The medical centers remain open, and emergency rooms are continuing to accept patients.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 7, 2025

Data breaches have been disclosed by a Minnesota medical device manufacturer and the threat actor behind an apparent attack on a California hospital. According to the filing, a breach of its IT systems was detected on June 5, 2025, which rendered certain IT systems and data unavailable. World Leaks claims to have exfiltrated 146.4

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2025

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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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 1, 2025

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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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 19, 2025

The breach was detected on January 15, 2025, and immediate action was taken to prevent further unauthorized access. The forensic investigation confirmed that an unauthorized third party accessed the account between January 10, 2025, and January 14, 2025, and potentially viewed or acquired patient data.

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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.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 20, 2025

on February 14, 2025. The account review confirmed that a limited amount of patient data had been exposed including names, medical record numbers, dates of birth, treatment dates, encounter numbers, and patients ages. Peters, Missouri, has notified 1,265 individuals about a security incident on January 17, 2025.

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The HIPAA Journal

JUNE 26, 2025

fewer data breaches than April 2025. So far in 2025, 311 data breaches affecting 500 or more individuals have been reported to OCR – a 13.1% In the first 5 months of 2025, 23,106,676 individuals were affected by healthcare data breaches – a 52.4% decrease from the 358 data breaches reported in the first five months of 2024.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 9, 2025

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. A lawsuit – Horvath v. . –

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 28, 2025

Frederick Health Medical Group is facing several potential class action lawsuits over a recent data breach that affected more than 900,000 patients. The electronic medical record system was not compromised in the attack. It is also unclear if the ransom was paid.In

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 10, 2025

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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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 16, 2025

The hackers encrypted files and stole data such as names, addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, dates of birth, demographic information, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, medical record numbers, health information, payment information, and health insurance information. Bean of Siri & Glimstad LLP.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 29, 2025

In its April 11, 2025, substitute breach notice, Endue Software explained that unauthorized access to some of its systems was identified on February 17, 2025.The The forensic investigation confirmed that an unauthorized actor gained access to some of its systems for a brief period on February 16, 2025.

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Arkenea

JULY 9, 2025

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. Return on investment analysis should address both quantitative and qualitative benefits.

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Mobius MD

JANUARY 17, 2025

Are you considering using your iPhone for medical dictation? What is mobile medical speech-to-text? You’ll need mobile medical speech-to-text software to use your iPhone or iPad for medical dictation. However, keep in mind that speech-to-text apps are just one type of medical dictation workflow.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 26, 2025

The file review was completed on or around March 26, 2025, and confirmed that the compromised information included names and Social Security numbers. The ransomware attack was detected on March 13, 2025, and the forensic investigation determined on March 17, 2025, that the ransomware group had exfiltrated files from its network.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 1, 2025

A comprehensive and time-intensive review of the affected accounts was recently concluded, and it was confirmed that names, addresses, Social Security numbers, drivers license numbers, bank account information, payment card information, dates of birth, medical information, and health insurance information were stored in the accounts.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 11, 2025

The data review was completed on February 13, 2025, and confirmed that names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, medical information, treatment information, healthcare provider information, and health insurance information had been exposed.

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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. Against that backdrop, a technology and device policy is no longer a “nice to have.”

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 18, 2025

Other healthcare providers known to have been affected include Rhea Medical Center and Hamilton County in Tennessee. Notification letters were mailed to the affected individuals two months later, on March 31, 2025. Individual notification letters were mailed on March 21, 2025.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 19, 2025

A data review vendor was engaged, and Access TeleCare was provided with the final results of the review on August 30, 2024; however, it took until March 4, 2025, for individual notifications to be mailed. On January 14, 2025, an employee emailed a document to a personal email account.

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Physicians Practice

JUNE 24, 2025

Reynolds Fact checked by Chris Mazzolini Blog Article Thoughtful design in medical practices enhance patient experience, boost staff productivity, and improve online reviews without major renovations. Austin Littrell May 19th 2025 Podcast Jeffrey A. Clarifying a patient’s misunderstanding of the HIPAA privacy rule Rachel V.

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Mobius MD

MARCH 7, 2025

More physicians are using medical speech-to-text software to save time on clinical notes. This article discusses three of the top HIPAA-compliant medical dictation apps in 2025. Three of the best products on the market in 2025 are Mobius Conveyor , Dragon Medical One , and NVoq.Voice.

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CollaborateMD

APRIL 3, 2025

Healthcare practices are often plagued with medical billing compliance questions like: “Am I upcoding?” ” With all of these concerns, it’s vital that providers and billing departments understand and follow the key elements of proper medical billing compliance to run a successful practice.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 28, 2025

On March 20, 2025, Pineland Community Service Board disclosed a security incident detected on January 20, 2025. The forensic investigation confirmed unauthorized network access between November 24, 2024, and January 20, 2025, during which time the threat actor viewed or copied information from its network.

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Physicians Practice

JUNE 23, 2025

Reynolds Fact checked by Chris Mazzolini Blog Article Navigating the health tech landscape requires strategic diligence to avoid hidden costs and ensure seamless integration in medical practices. Clarifying a patient’s misunderstanding of the HIPAA privacy rule Rachel V. Austin Littrell May 19th 2025 Podcast Jeffrey A.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 10, 2025

MarinHealth has agreed to a $3 million settlement to resolve claims related to its use of the Meta Pixel tracking tool on its website between 2019 and 2025. MarinHealth is the operator of Marin Health Medical Center and various outpatient clinics in Marin County and Sonoma County in California.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 21, 2025

NRS completed the review in February 2025 and informed Harbin Clinic that some of the copied files contained data related to patients and guarantors whose accounts were sent to collections, as well as individuals involved in other legal proceedings. During that time, files and folders were copied from its network without authorization.

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Arkenea

JUNE 22, 2025

Rapid advancements in the healthcare technology landscape have resulted in massive popularity of digital information storage methods among hospitals, medical practices and other healthcare facilities. EHR/EMR software solutions make it easier for healthcare providers to manage patient’s medical records while automating clinical workflows.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 1, 2025

All claims must be submitted by or be postmarked by June 30, 2025. The settlement has received preliminary approval from the court, and the final approval hearing has been scheduled for June 16, 2025. Million Data Breach Settlement appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. The post Azura Vascular Care Agrees to $3.15

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Physicians Practice

JUNE 27, 2025

I refer to this thought transference as the Bathroom Experience (BE), a powerful metaphor for how seemingly minor details can dramatically impact patients’ perceptions of a medical practice. Reynolds Blog Article The small details, like restroom cleanliness, shape patient perceptions and impact healthcare experiences in practices.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 3, 2025

An analysis of the exposed files confirmed they contained patient information such as names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, medical record numbers, driver’s license numbers, health insurance numbers, Medicare numbers, Medicaid numbers, health insurance information, and medical and treatment information.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 31, 2025

The HIPAA Journal reported on the breach on May 19, 2025, the same day six class action lawsuits were filed in federal court in California over the data breach. The affected individuals started to be notified about the data breach on May 9, 2025. More lawsuits are expected to be filed in the coming days.

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