On January 9, DataBreaches noticed that Aviacode had been added to the leak site for 0mega. Aviacode, which is part of GeBBS Healthcare Solutions, offers medical coding services, medical coding audits, coding denial management, clinical documentation improvement, and revenue cycle management for billings and claims. As such, it is often a business associate for HIPAA-covered…
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Lehigh Valley Health Network reveals attack by BlackCat
The Morning Call reports: The Lehigh Valley Health Network has been the target of a cyberattack from a suspected Russian ransomware group. In a statement issued Monday morning, LVHN President and CEO Brian A. Nester said, “Lehigh Valley Health Network has been the target of a cybersecurity attack by a ransomware gang, known as BlackCat,…
UK: Data Leak Hits Thousands of NHS Workers
Phil Muncaster reports: An estimated 14,000 employees at a Liverpool NHS hospital trust have been informed that their data was leaked via email due to human error, according to reports. A file containing sensitive payroll information was sent to hundreds of NHS managers and 24 external accounts, according to an apology letter to victims from…
Mscripts notifies 66,372 patients whose prescription information was in unsecured cloud storage for two years
“Thousands of pharmacies & millions of people use mscripts,” the mscripts website claims. “We provide a digital communication platform to help patients stay on track with their healthcare by delivering targeted messages through a mobile and web platform tied directly to the pharmacy dispensing system,” the California firm explains. mscripts is Cardinal Health’s mobile pharmacy…
Edgepark Medical Supplies notifies patients of Rise Interactive Media & Analytics data breach
RGH Enterprises, Inc. d/b/a Edgepark Medical Supplies (“Edgepark”) is an Ohio medical supplies provider that ships products directly to patients and bills their insurance for them. Rise Interactive Media & Analytics, LLC (“Rise”) is an Illinois firm that provides digital marketing services for Edgepark as a business associate. They also provide analytics and other services…
U.K.: NHS call center advisor found guilty of accessing medical records illegally
From the ICO, this press release: A former 111 call centre advisor has been found guilty and fined for illegally accessing the medical records of a child and his family. Martin Swan, 56, from Pinner, London, worked as a service advisor at the NHS 111 call centre in Southall when he illegally accessed the records….