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IN: Goshen Health notifies patients potentially impacted by 2018 data security breach

Posted on October 2, 2019 by Dissent

Sometimes, an incident that doesn’t appear to require notification may require notification under HIPAA.  In an  August, 2018 incident reported on The Elkhart Truth that involved Goshen Health, the health system originally determined that no notification was required, but when forensic investigators came in months later and looked for any information that might have been…

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Sarrell Dental notifies almost 400,000 patients after ransomware attack

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Dissent

Sarrell Dental in Alabama notified HHS on Sept 12 of an incident impactng 391,472 patients, but their report did not get posted right away, which may explain why this incident has pretty much flown under the media radar. According to Wikipedia, Sarrell Dental and Eye Centers, is a non-profit orgranization and  the largest dental provider in…

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Sioux Falls VA notifies patients after HIPAA breach

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Dissent

KSFY reports: Officials with the Sioux Falls Veteran Affairs Health Care System are warning patients about a potential breach of privacy. The incident stems from letters sent to a Sioux Falls VA mail room printer on August 21, according to Public Affairs Officer Erin Bultje. VA staff were not aware the mail room printer was…

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North Florida OB-GYN discloses April ransomware incident

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Dissent

Lindsey Nolen reports: North Florida OB-GYN has notified its patients of a data breach that the health care system became aware of on July 27. A portion of the health care provider’s computer systems were affected by the cyber incident on or before April 29, according to North Florida OB-GYN. Read more on CBS 47. The notification indicates that the…

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Systems shut down in Victorian hospitals after suspected cyber attack

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Dissent

Australian Associated Press reports: Surgeries and outpatient care will be delayed after regional Victorian hospital computer networks were hacked in a ransomware attack. The government said personal patient information had not been accessed. Hospitals that are a part of the Gippsland Health Alliance and of the South West Alliance of Rural Health have been impacted….

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CA: Wood Ranch Medical Announces It Will Close Practice Due to Ransomware Attack

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Dissent

Update: this incident was reported to HHS as impacting  5,835 patients.  For the second time in six months, a medical practice has announced that it is closing its practice as a result of a ransomware attack.  The first case involved Brookside ENT and Hearing Center in Michigan, whose doctors refused to pay the $6,500 ransom…

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