HIPAA Compliance

What One Hospital’s Slow Recovery From a Cyberattack Means for Patients

Publish Date August 10, 2023

Cyberattacks on US health care facilities more than doubled from 2016 to 2021, research suggests.

Artificial Intelligence Poses Threat to Patient Privacy

Publish Date June 9, 2023

One concern is that AI could make it possible to re-identify patients from anonymized data.

FBI Report Offers Bleak Outlook on Cybercriminal Activity

Publish Date May 19, 2023

In 2022, the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Centers received 800,944 complaints about cyber incidents.

Cybercriminals Pose a Growing Threat to Health Care Providers

Publish Date March 24, 2023

Ransomware attacks are on the upswing due to the advent of novel technology platforms.

Warning Issued About Online Tracking Technology

Publish Date February 23, 2023

In a recent bulletin, the federal Office for Civil Rights suggests steps that practices can take to protect patient data.

Amazon’s Virtual Health Clinic Raises Patient Privacy Issues

Publish Date February 3, 2023

How the retail giant will use the sensitive medical data it collects is among the concerns.

Sophisticated Cybercrime Group Targeting Health Care Providers

Publish Date January 6, 2023

The FBI and other federal agencies have issued warnings about a ransomware and data extortion group called the Daixin Team.

Cybercriminals Step Up Attacks on Health Care Payment Processors

Publish Date December 2, 2022

Criminals are compromising user login credentials of health care payment processors to divert payments from medical practices to themselves, the FBI warns.

Cyberattacks in Health Care Are Escalating

Publish Date November 23, 2022

A recent survey revealed that the health care sector is not making IT systems and third-party security top priority.

HIPAA May Not Cover Personal Health Data Patients Disclose Online

Publish Date October 21, 2022

HIPAA protects patients from unauthorized disclosure of personal information by covered entities such as medical practices and hospitals, but out from under the HIPAA umbrella, patients are mostly on their own, according to the authors of a recent report.