Anna D. Kraus, Libbie Canter, Tara Carrier, and Olivia Vega of Covington & Burling write: On January 5, 2021, an amendment to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (“HITECH”) Act was signed into law. The amendment requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) to “consider certain recognized security practices of covered…
Category: Health Data
Court Holds Data Breach Notice Disclosing Potential Cyberattack Did Not Establish Plaintiffs’ Standing in Privacy Litigation
Christina Lamoureux of Squire Patton Boggs writes: While many federal courts have weighed in on the issue of what suffices for Article III standing in the context of a data breach litigation, not all state courts have. Last week, the Superior Court of Delaware found that a group of plaintiffs who received a notice that their personal…
Ransomware attack on Netgain Technology compromised info of Ramsey County home visit clients
Deanna Weniger reports: Ramsey County government offices have been hacked … again. On Friday, the county sent a notification to 8,700 clients of its Family Health Division letting them know that their data may have been accessed on or around Dec. 2. Netgain Technology LLC, a vendor that provides technology services to Ramsey County, advised the county…
Another medical facility added to LSU Health Care Services Division HIPAA breach
As Louisiana State University Health Care kept investigating, they found more of their affiliated entities were impacted. WDSU reports: Another medical facility has been added to a cyber intrusion that happened at LSU Health New Orleans Health Care Services Division. The breach was first reported back in November. LSU HCSD has since become aware that…
False Statements and Concealment of Material Information by VA Information Technology Staff
Title: False Statements and Concealment of Material Information by VA Information Technology Staff Report Number: 17-01980-201 Download Report Issue Date: 1/28/2021 City/State: VA Office: Office of Information and Technology (OIT) Report Author: Office of Special Review Report Type: Investigative Review Release Type: Unrestricted Summary: The VA Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an administrative investigation…
GA: Crisp Regional Health Services falls victim to ransomware attack
Kim McCullough and Bobby Poitevint report: Crisp Regional Health Services was recently the victim of a ransomware attack, which affected some of the systems and encrypted files, according to a release from the hospital. “Workflow was never compromised, patient care was never compromised,” said Brooke Marshall, the community relations and foundation director. Officials said they…