The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new breach reporting website and guidance materials to support its duties of enforcing compliance ...

Some 5,100 patients treated at Kaiser Permanente were sent HIPAA breach notification letters Friday after a KP research computer was found to have been infected with malicious software. Officials say ...

Despite the revamped federal HIPAA Omnibus Rule which holds covered entities and business associates more accountable for failing to adequately protect patients' health information, some groups ...

Learn about HIPAA, the U.S. act safeguarding healthcare data privacy and setting standards for medical information storage ...

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In order to prevent HIPAA breaches, 81 percent of respondents report using HIPAA compliant software. Of survey respondents, 77 percent reported conducting regular staff training and 42 percent said ...

Northwood, a Michigan HIPAA business associate, has notified more than 15,000 patients that a hacker had gained access to an employee’s email account and potentially viewed their protected health ...

The breach was first discovered in February when the department’s cybersecurity team detected suspicious activity. The Missouri Department of Conservation said sensitive personal data has been exposed ...

Despite a 50% increase in healthcare cybersecurity spending since 2018, many healthcare organizations still fail to implement fundamental email security protocols. The report found that 98.9% of ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation said sensitive personal data has been exposed after an unauthorized party gained access to one of the department’s servers earlier this year. The breach was ...