The HIPAA Journal

JULY 31, 2025

HCA Healthcare denies the claims and contentions in the lawsuit; however, it negotiated a settlement to resolve the litigation, with no admission of liability or wrongdoing. The post HCA Healthcare Multi-Million Dollar Data Breach Settlement Approved appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. million in fees.

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The HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 11, 2025

The defendants chose to settle the lawsuit with no admission of wrongdoing or liability and will establish a $40 million settlement fund to cover attorneys’ fees (up to $13,333,333.33), attorneys’ expenses (up to $300,000), service awards to the 28 class representatives (total $42,000), and settlement administration costs (yet to be determined).

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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. Almost 107,000 individuals have been affected.

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The HIPAA Journal

JUNE 17, 2025

When the number was called, the Evoke telemarketers would explain that they had reached a centralized admissions office or an addiction treatment hotline, rather than an Evoke call center. Million Penalty on Evoke Wellness for Deceptive Marketing Campaign appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. The post FTC Imposes $1.9

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 4, 2025

The post Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Cyberattack Affects Up to 88,500 Individuals appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. Staff members have been provided with additional security awareness training, and security measures will be regularly reviewed and enhanced as necessary moving forward.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 10, 2025

The post Gardner Orthopedics Ransomware Attack Affects 47,000 Patients appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. An interim figure of 500 affected individuals has been provided to the HHS’ Office for Civil Rights, and the total will be updated when the file review is concluded.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 31, 2025

The post Florida Practice Management Company Announces June 2025 Data Breach appeared first on The HIPAA Journal. Neither healthcare provider has publicly announced a cyberattack or data breach at the time of writing.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 19, 2025

Lindsay Musser Hough, Principal at Deloitte Consulting, said the commitment to pay $5 million to the state was not an admission of wrongdoing or fault and is being provided in the spirit of supporting the state and its constituents in their response to the bad actors cyberattack.”

Transfers

Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Since it includes patients’ data or ePHI (Protected Health Information), it’s essential to encompass HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) rules during the e-prescription software development process. HIPAA regulations safeguard ePHI on physical, technical, and administrative levels.

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The HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

OCR recently announced that due to the impact of the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, the decision had been taken to investigate Change Healthcare promptly to establish whether it was compliant with the HIPAA Rules. What is HIPAA and does this Cyberattack Break the Law?

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The files were reviewed and confirmed to contain patients’ protected health information such as name, sex, date of birth, medical record number, admission date(s), and medical information such as diagnosis. The post 38,000 Individuals Affected by Center for Urban Community Services Cyberattack appeared first on The HIPAA Journal.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

50% of the APIs also allowed her to access inpatient admission records for patients that should not have been accessible to her with the level of authorization she had for the systems being tested. One-half of the APIs allowed Alissa to access pathology, x-rays, and clinical results of patients.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 18, 2021

CES 2021 featured a growing array of aging-tech to aid people in staying in their homes longer to avoid admission into long-term care facilities.

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Arkenea

JUNE 27, 2024

The HIPAA regulation mandates that all healthcare organizations must send claims electronically. It supports inpatient care needs such as real-time tracking of patient information, patient admission and discharge, and management of complex medical data. EMR adoption has surged significantly since the ARRA mandate was issued in 2014.

Acute Care

Ciox

JULY 20, 2023

By identifying patients with complex needs or those at risk for re-admission, healthcare providers can focus their efforts on high-risk patients, improving care coordination and reducing unnecessary hospitalizations. Predictive analytics can also be used to optimize care management and resource allocation.

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Health Populi

MAY 20, 2020

Payors, both commercial and public sector (Medicare, Medicaid), have relaxed rules and regulations for telehealth across platforms (from purpose-built telemedicine programs to HIPAA-relaxed approvals for using FaceTime, Zoom, and other commercial channels), and have various plans to pay for virtual care visits between clinicians and patients.

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Scrubs

APRIL 25, 2023

A new law is set to pass in the state of Florida that will require all hospitals receiving Medicaid funding to collect information regarding their patients’ immigration status as part of the admissions process. The group argued that immigration status should be protected under HIPAA. I wholeheartedly thank and commend Gov.

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The HIPAA Journal

MAY 29, 2025

Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced its 9th financial penalty of the year under the Trump administration, and its 15th financial penalty of the year to resolve alleged HIPAA violations. BayCare Health will adopt a corrective action plan and be monitored by OCR for compliance for two years.

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The HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 14, 2022

It has been several years since new HIPAA regulations have been signed into law, but HIPAA changes in 2022 are expected. The last update to the HIPAA Rules was the HIPAA Omnibus Rule in 2013, which introduced new requirements mandated by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act.

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