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Posted on June 26, 2021 by Dissent

Aultman Health Foundation Notifying Patients of  Insider-Wrongdoing The Ohio foundation is notifying approximately 7,000 patients that a former employee accessed their records without business need. HOYA Optical Labs of America Notifying Patients of Ransomware Incident As first reported by HealthITSecurity, the Japanese-headquartered firm notified 3,259 U.S. patients of a ransomware incident. The incident occurred in…

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Implementing the HIPAA Security Rule: Call for Comments on NIST SP 800-66, Revision 1

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Dissent

Implementing the HIPAA Security Rule: Call for Comments on NIST SP 800-66, Revision 1 The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) is planning to update the NIST Special Publication (SP) 800—66, Revision 1, An Introductory Resource Guide for Implementing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Security Rule (“Resource Guide”). NIST is seeking stakeholder input…

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21 months after a ransomware attack, a business associate breach first shows up on HHS’s breach tool. Here’s why.

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Dissent

HIPAA Journal reports on an incident that is illustrative of the challenges entities may face in the wake of a ransomware attack — determining whether a breach is a reportable incident or not. It also illustrates what may happen if an entity decides something is not a reportable breach but further investigation by the U.S….

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Former Roswell Park nurse pleads guilty to tampering with a consumer product

Posted on March 12, 2021 by Dissent

Articles on breaches involving protected health information (PHI) often raise the specter of what could happen if a patient’s records were misused and the patient’s healthcare suffered as a result.  Here’s a case where it reportedly happened.  This case also raises some questions about access controls and the value of audits and follow-up on audits….

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The Jones Day dump contains prescription drug records. Who’s notifying those patients of the breach?

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Dissent

By now, many are aware that Jones Day, a giant law firm, had some of its files stolen due to vulnerabilities in the standalone file transfer administration system by Accellion.  Jones Day is one of dozens of Accellion clients that have found themselves investigating and dealing with breaches affecting their businesses and clients. The Jones…

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March 1, 2021: Deadline for Reporting 2020 Small Healthcare Data Breaches

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Dissent

Reminder: March 1, 2021: Deadline for Reporting 2020 Small Healthcare Data Breaches

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