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Genetic Testing Company 23andMe Files for Bankruptcy

The HIPAA Journal

The direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe has announced it has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy and has asked the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri to facilitate a sale to maximize the value of its business. 23andMe provides saliva-based DNA test kits to help customers identify and track their ancestry.

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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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HIPAA Violation Cases

The HIPAA Journal

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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Survey Raises Concerns About CPG Awareness

The HIPAA Journal

One of the objectives of the HIPAA Journal 2024/25 Annual Survey was to obtain insights into HIPAA compliance best practices. The proposed update was published as a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in January 2025. Compliance with HHS HPH Cybersecurity Performance Goals would help satisfy this requirement.

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Lake Washington Vascular Ransomware Attack Affects 21,500 Patients

The HIPAA Journal

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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Sentara Health Identifies Job Sharing Scam and Potential Unauthorized EMR Access

The HIPAA Journal

Sentara Healths Lab Services department hired an individual in December 2024 to process lab requisitions orders from providers that explain the lab tests that need to be run for patients. The post Sentara Health Identifies Job Sharing Scam and Potential Unauthorized EMR Access appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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HIPAA Compliance for Business Associates

The HIPAA Journal

The implication of this requirement if finalized – is that covered entities will only be permitted to contract services from business associates that can demonstrate compliance with HIPAA. Despite the variety of compliance requirements, some areas of HIPAA compliance are common to all business associates.