by HIPAAgps | Dec 26, 2018 | HIPAA News
As you well know, data breaches are eminent in the health care industry today. There is extensive information that encompasses the prevention of breaches from happening in the first place, but those may not always be effective. It is not only important to know what to...
by Sheena.sampsel | Dec 19, 2018 | HIPAA News
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,...
by HIPAAgps | Dec 17, 2018 | HIPAA News
New Jersey is following New York in fining EmblemHealth after a breach affecting more than 6,000 patients occurred in October 2016. EmblemHealth is a New York-based, health-insurance provider. Back in March 2018, the New York Attorney General announced a $575,000...
by HIPAAgps | Dec 17, 2018 | HIPAA News
The Pagosa Springs Medical Center (PSMC) in Colorado has been forced to settle a HIPAA violation with the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). A fine of $111,400 was administered by the OCR as recompense for PSMC’s failure to terminate a former employee’s access to...
by HIPAAgps | Dec 13, 2018 | HIPAA News
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. With that in mind, many health care organizations also know that these rules can actually...
by HIPAAgps | Dec 6, 2018 | HIPAA News
A former Chilton Medical Center employee was charge and sentenced]for stealing hardware that contained electronic protected health information(ePHI) from the medical center. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office was contacted in November 2017 by Chilton Medical Center...
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