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The Department of Health and Human Services submitted proposed updates to the 20-year-old HIPAA Security Rule to the White House for review, aiming to enhance the cybersecurity protections for electronic health information, GovInfoSecurity reported Oct. 23.
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In April 20218, DataBreaches reported a ransomware incident in February 2018 that had affected 81,550 patients of the Center for Orthopaedic Specialists (COS) – Providence Medical Institute (PMI) in California. The entity’s notification at the time indicated that patients’ names, dates of birth, details about medical records, and Social Security numbers had been involved in the…
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The following is a press release from HHS OCR concerning a settlement stemming from a March 2017 ransomware attack experienced by Cascade Eye & Skin Centers in Washington. DataBreaches was not previously aware of this incident and can find no news coverage of it at the time nor any entry on HHS’s public breach tool…
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday announced new funding to help improve the use and maintenance of artificial intelligence-enabled medical devices.
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HHS has dropped its appeal of a lawsuit from the American Hospital Association over the use of data trackers on hospital websites.
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HHS has suspended sanctions and penalties for specific violations of the HIPAA Privacy Rule, offering hospitals in the path of Tropical Storm Debby greater flexibility in their response efforts.
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Healthcare risk management solutions firm Censinet has announced the delivery of a free toolkit of Censinet RiskOps assessment, benchmarking, monitoring, and reporting capabilities (Censinet CPG Toolkit) to help American Hospital Association (AHA) members improve coverage and compliance with the recently-announced U.S. HHS Healthcare and Public Health Sector Cybersecurity Performance Goals (HHS CPGs). Delivered in partnership…
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A cybersecurity audit of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Secretary (HHS OS) revealed several serious gaps in the officer’s cloud security practices, giving potential cyber attackers access to sensitive data and unauthorized control.
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Cloud Security , Healthcare , Industry Specific Inspector General Says HHS Cloud Systems Are Potentially at Risk of Compromise Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • July 23, 2024
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America needs a “cyber dome” to protect against the increasing number of cyberattacks that are plaguing healthcare, according to nine former HHS and Veterans Affairs secretaries.
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It’s no secret that ransomware has been a huge problem for years, but the targets typically involved every industry other than healthcare—until recently. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, ransomware attacks have increasingly focused on healthcare entities with devastating impacts.
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HHS is warning the healthcare sector about a ransomware group that has been stepping up its attacks on the industry and recently disrupted hospital operations in the U.K.
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HHS is warning the healthcare sector of a cybersecurity vulnerability that could affect a “massive” number of servers.
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, who late last month asked federal agencies to investigate flaws in UnitedHealth Group’s cybersecurity measures that led to the massive ransomware attack that disrupted hundreds of hospital and pharmacy operations, now is pushing the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department to require such large health care organizations to immediately implement protections.
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Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is pressing the U.S. government to accelerate cybersecurity enhancements within the healthcare sector following the devastating Change Healthcare ransomware attack that exposed the protected health information of nearly a third of Americans.
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HHS warned hospitals to be on the lookout for distributed denial-of-service cyberattacks.
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In the three months since the crippling Change Healthcare ransomware attack, the healthcare industry has not seen changes for the better but instead only more attacks against hospitals and healthcare providers, most recently against pathology provider Synnovis. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wants to light a fire under the U.S. government to fast track cybersecurity improvements…
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Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden is urging HHS to mandate stronger cybersecurity measures for crucial healthcare companies in the wake of the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary Change Healthcare.
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Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is urging the HHS to require large healthcare organizations to improve their cybersecurity practices as increasing attacks and data breaches rock the industry. In a letter to Secretary Xavier Becerra, the chairman…