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Good Samaritan Hospital’s Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit Settled

Good Samaritan Hospital’s Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit Settled

While still waiting for the judge's approval, all concerned parties have already agreed upon the pro...

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Atlanta Women’s Health Group Exposes Confidential Data of 33,800 Patients in Cyberattack

Atlanta Women’s Health Group Exposes Confidential Data of 33,800 Patients in Cyberattack

In a recent revelation, Atlanta Women's Health Group, P.C. (AWHG) has officially verified that the c...

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Medical Records Breach Ends in 0,000 HIPAA Settlement: Hospital Security Guards Under Scrutiny

Medical Records Breach Ends in $240,000 HIPAA Settlement: Hospital Security Guards Under Scrutiny

A HIPAA investigation settlement involving security guards has a Yakima-based hospital agreeing to p...

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Kaiser Permanente Fined 0K for Patient Privacy Breach via Mailing Error

Kaiser Permanente Fined $450K for Patient Privacy Breach via Mailing Error

The Kaiser Permanente fine imposed by The Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) show that repercu...

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Blackbaud Cleared of Legal Obligation to Protect Trinity Health’s Confidential Data

Blackbaud Cleared of Legal Obligation to Protect Trinity Health’s Confidential Data

The data breach on Trinity Health resulted in significant consequences, but Blackbaud, its complianc...

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Amazon Ends Third-Party Alexa HIPAA-Compliant Skills

Amazon Ends Third-Party Alexa HIPAA-Compliant Skills

The Alexa HIPAA-compliant shutdown has far-reaching implications for stakeholders and the complex la...

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Mercy Medical Center – Clinton Faces Devastating Cyberattack: Patient Data at Risk and Potential Loss

Mercy Medical Center – Clinton Faces Devastating Cyberattack: Patient Data at Risk and Potential Loss

The patient data breach incident prevented individuals from accessing their personal records in the ...

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Florida Prohibits Offshore Storage of Electronic Health Records

Florida Prohibits Offshore Storage of Electronic Health Records

Florida legislators recently took an important step to protect patient privacy by banning offshore E...

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Federal HIPAA Expert Shocked by Dumping of Medical Files

Federal HIPAA Expert Shocked by Dumping of Medical Files

The medical files dumped in the trash bins belonged to various patients who had sought treatment fro...

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The Massive Costs of a Proposed HIPAA Rule

The Massive Costs of a Proposed HIPAA Rule

This proposed HIPAA rule change will make several changes to the Health Insurance Portability and Ac...

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54-Month Prison Sentence in Arizona HIPAA Violation Case

54-Month Prison Sentence in Arizona HIPAA Violation Case

The outcome of this Arizona HIPAA violation case brings to the forefront the importance of safeguard...

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Deadlocked Verdict: Mistrial Declared in High-Stakes HIPAA Case Against Army Doctor and Spouse

Deadlocked Verdict: Mistrial Declared in High-Stakes HIPAA Case Against Army Doctor and Spouse

Mistrial declared in HIPAA cases against two Maryland doctors for wrongful disclosure of patient hea...

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