Importance of Vendor Due Diligence Highlighted by Breach
It was recently announced that Bonobos, a subsidiary of Walmart, was the victim of a breach that exposed the personal information of millions of their customers. However, hackers did [...]
Blackbaud Breach Victim Files Lawsuit Under California Healthcare Law
The Blackbaud breach is infamous for the sheer amount of organizations the incident affected. Among hundreds of affected organizations were several in the healthcare industry, compromising the protected [...]
Guidance on HIPAA and Cloud Computing: How Can You Use Cloud Software and Comply with HIPAA?
Cloud computing allows users to access data stored in the cloud from anywhere with an internet connection. Because of its ease of use, using the cloud to store business [...]
640k Patients Affected By Hendrick Health Breach
On January 15, Hendrick Health System began notifying 640,436 patients of a cybersecurity threat that compromised their data. More details on the incident are discussed below. What Caused the [...]
2021 Healthcare Cybersecurity Expectations
We previously wrote about the new proposed cybersecurity incentive law, HR 7898, that is aimed at making the healthcare industry more focused on keeping patient information secure. But what [...]
OCR Enforcement Discretion and COVID Vaccination
Since the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, healthcare organizations have scrambled to provide patients with timely vaccination. With the difficulties in scheduling vaccines, some providers have turned to non-traditional [...]
2020 Violations of the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules
In 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights issued a record 19 fines for failure to comply with the HIPAA regulations. Two of [...]
OCR 2020 and HIPAA Security Rule Violations
In 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights issued a record 19 fines for failure to comply with the HIPAA regulations. Six of [...]
Is Privy HIPAA Compliant?
Privy is a marketing software provider that enables clients to send emails, texts, and popups for their websites. But is Privy HIPAA compliant? The answer is discussed below. Is [...]
$5.1 Million Fine Announced for HIPAA Data Breach
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights has entered into a settlement with the Excellus Health Plan, under which Excellus has agreed to pay [...]
