$1.5 Million OCR Fine Issued for Widespread Noncompliance with HIPAA
Athens Orthopedic Clinic PA has agreed to settle with the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) for its widespread noncompliance with [...]
46K Exposed in Veterans Affairs Breach
An online application handling medical payments for the Department of Veterans Affairs was breached, potentially exposing the personal information of 46,000 members. More details on the Veterans [...]
Vishing Attack Targets Spectrum Health Patients
Beware. Hackers have graduated to using vishing attacks to target patients. Vishing attacks occur when hackers call patients disguising themselves as a trusted entity, such as [...]
2.2 Million Patients Affected by August Healthcare Breaches
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) publicly posts breaches affecting 500 or more patients on their online breach portal known colloquially as [...]
OCR Settles Five Privacy Rule Violations
In September of 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it settled HIPAA Privacy Rule right of access violations [...]
When Can You Disclose PHI Without Authorization? Refusal to Disclose COVID Data Results in Nurse Firing
A nurse at Clinton County Health Department claims she was recently fired for refusing to disclose the names and addresses of patients that had tested [...]
OCR Issues Guidance for Mobile Health App Developers
The Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights recently issued guidance on when HIPAA applies to health information that a patient creates, manages, [...]
Employees Involved in Unauthorized Access to Patient Medical Records of George Floyd
Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC), the facility that treated George Floyd, fired 13 employees for unauthorized access to patient medical records. More details are discussed [...]
Can Universities Reveal News of Coronavirus Infections?
College students’ return to campus in the fall of 2020 has been a popular news item. At a number of schools, students have been disciplined, and in [...]
Is SendGrid HIPAA Compliant?
SendGrid is a communication platform used for email marketing, voice, text, chat, and video. As a healthcare organization, you may be looking for a communication platform that [...]
