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Still Missing a New Leader, Former OCR Directors, Experts Offer Advice, Task List

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Dissent

Theresa Defino writes: Issue a final rule revising the privacy regulation and write guidance on the information blocking rule. Formalize the fledgling audit program required by Congress more than 10 years ago. Engage with providers and other HIPAA-regulated entities. And by all means, get cracking. In a series of interviews with RPP, two former Office for…

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Lukashenko hid the real data of Covid-19 mortality. A cyber attack has revealed figures about 14 times higher

Posted on August 16, 2021 by chum1ng0

The following is a Google translation of a news report by Anastasia Harea: Belarusian authorities have lied about the number of deaths caused by the new coronavirus. Everything came to light after a group of anonymous hackers from Belarus broke into the national civil status system, and the data found showed that between March 2020…

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Ex-West Penn Hospital technician gets jail for secretly recording undressed patients

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Dissent

Paula Reed Ward reports that Guy Caley, 53, of Canonsburg, a former medical technician at West Penn Hospital, has been sentenced to serve 11 to 22 months in Allegheny County Jail, to be followed by 10 years of probation. Caley pleaded guilty in May to 89 counts including invasion of privacy and intercepting communications. Of note,…

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Moorfields Eye Hospital investigating cyberattack on Dubai hospital, notifying patients

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Dissent

In one of the latest attacks on medical entities, AvosLocker has claimed that they exfiltrated 60 GB of data from “Moorfields NHS UK & Dubai.”  So far, however, there is no evidence that any UK servers were hit — only Dubai ones. Moorfields in a specialty eye hospital that is part of the UK’s National…

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OH: Memorial Health System experiences ransomware attack

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Dissent

Amy Phelps reports that on Sunday morning, Memorial Health System experienced a ransomware attack.  In a press conference, CEO Scott Cantley provided some information and informed the public that the health system is working with emergency backup systems and “modifying some of the things we do. We will continue to provide exceptional care to our community.” According…

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Data breach at US waste management firm exposes employees’ healthcare details

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Dissent

Emma Woollacott reports: A data breach at US waste management firm Waste Management Resources has exposed the healthcare information of current and former employees, as well as their dependents. The company says that on January 21, it discovered signs of suspicious activity. “We immediately launched an investigation, with the assistance of third-party forensic specialists, to determine…

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