The HIPAA Journal
MAY 20, 2025
HIPAA incident management is the process of tracking, responding to, and documenting HIPAA security incidents as they are detected by automated security tools or reported by members of the workforce. Regardless of whether HIPAA incident management is fully automated, manual, or semi-manual, the process must include specific elements.
Prism Career Institute
JULY 1, 2025
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that regulates how patient information is managed, protecting their privacy. Medical assistants are required to abide by HIPAA laws to ensure proper confidentiality when collaborating with patients. What Is HIPAA?
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The HIPAA Journal
MAY 21, 2025
These are likely to continue to be reported by affected HIPAA-regulated entities over the next few weeks. In April, at least 6 HIPAA-regulated entities reported breaches with placeholder figures. Geographical Distribution of Healthcare Data Breaches HIPAA-regulated entities in 29 U.S.
The HIPAA Journal
APRIL 29, 2025
Verisource Services, an employee benefits administration service provider, has determined that a previously announced data breach was far worse than initially thought and has affected up to 4 million individuals.The Houston, Texas-based company detected a hacking incident on February 28, 2024, that disrupted access to some of its systems.
The HIPAA Journal
APRIL 16, 2025
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.
The HIPAA Journal
MARCH 28, 2025
of all data breaches in 2024 originated from third-party compromises, up 6.5% Other threat groups that were highly active last year include RansomHub, which has grown into the most dominant ransomware group following the shutdown of the AlphV/BlackCat ransomware group and law enforcement operations disrupting the LockBit ransomware group.
The HIPAA Journal
JULY 28, 2025
While OCR usually conducts audits of HIPAA-regulated entities to assess cybersecurity and compliance with the HIPAA Rules, HHS-OIG’s 2025 Work Plan includes a series of 10 audits of U.S. Ensure developers follow secure coding practices. The audited entity was not named due to the threat of cyberattacks.
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