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Keep up to date on industry newsMy Health Care Organization’s been breached! What do I do now?
The official HIPAA Breach Notification Rule outlines all of the circumstances in which a breach must be reported, who is responsible for the notification, and multiple other requirements…
Thundermist Health Center in Rhode Island Battles Back Against Ransomware Attempt
A quiet morning was shattered on Thursday, November 11, as a local health center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, came under attack by an attempted ransomware intrusion. Thundermist Health Center (THC), which also has offices located in South Kingstown and West Warwick,...
New Jersey Fines EmblemHealth $100k for Breach from October 2016
New Jersey is following New York in fining EmblemHealth after a breach affecting more than 6,000 patients occurred in October 2016…
Colorado Medical Center Fined $111k by OCR for HIPAA Breach
The Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) in Colorado has been forced to settle a HIPAA violation with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR)…
Headline: Unforeseen Patient Care Barriers
HIPAA rules and regulations not only protect you, but your patients as well. Having these standards in place helps to maintain the security of personal information for all…
Stolen ePHI Can Be Costly for Criminals, Too
A former Chilton Medical Center employee was charge and sentenced for stealing hardware that contained electronic protected health information (ePHI) from the medical center…
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