Research from Guidepoint Security found that 2023 saw an 80% increase in ransomware activity year-over-year, driven in part by multiple mass exploitation campaigns impacting hundreds of organizations. In total, the report...more
In the latest twist in a case that began last year, an administrative law judge (ALJ) agreed that a $4.3 million penalty, levied by the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) against the MD Anderson Cancer Center as a result of HIPAA...more
Alleged HIPAA Violations Resulted from Medical Center’s Failure to Risk Assess Internet-Based Document Sharing Application and Inadequate Breach Response. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for...more
Under California Health & Safety Code (HSC) sections 1280.15(a) and (b), California licensed clinics, hospitals, home health agencies and hospices are required to prevent “unlawful or unauthorized access to, and use or...more
Hospitals have long seethed over employees who exploit their inside information to become whistleblowers. There’s generally not much they can do besides seethe unless the employee has some special duty of confidentiality...more
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Beth Israel) reached a settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office for a data breach in which a physically unsecured laptop was stolen containing personal and protected...more
In an October 7th decision, the United States District Court for the Central District of California upheld coverage under a commercial general liability policy for a hospital data breach that compromised the records of nearly...more