HIPAA Compliance

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.

Guidance Issued to Protect Women’s Privacy After Roe v Wade Overturned

Publish Date August 26, 2022

Lawyers offer their opinions on the dilemma physicians may face when trying to reconcile their HIPAA obligations with state legal requirements.

Report: Ransomware Attacks Rise Sharply

Publish Date July 29, 2022

Ransomware attacks now account for 25% of all data breaches, according to Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigation Report.

FDA Aims To Improve Medical Device Security

Publish Date June 3, 2022

The agency has issued proposed draft recommendations to guide incorporation of cybersecurity protections into medical devices at the time of manufacture.