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Risks of Mobile Health Apps: Are Health Apps Putting PHI at Risk?
A recent study concluded that many popular mobile health apps pose a risk to protected health information (PHI) security. The study analyzed the security of 30 health apps that allow healthcare providers to review [...]
Sharp HealthCare Pays $70,000 to Settle Potential Right of Access Violation
In February of 2021, Sharp HealthCare, doing business as Sharp-Rees Stealy Medical Centers (SRMC), paid $70,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to settle a potential [...]
January Healthcare Breaches Affected Nearly 1 Million Patients
January healthcare breaches predominantly affected healthcare providers with 22 of the 30 reported breaches targeting providers. Of the other breaches reported in January, two affected business associates, while five affected health plans. More [...]
Renown Health Fined $75,000 Under HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
Not-for-profit Nevada health system Renown Health, P.C., has agreed to pay $75,000 to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to settle a potential violation of the HIPAA [...]
Cyberattack on Legal Billing Firm Impacts 36,000 UPMC Members
In February of 2021, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) announced that the protected health information of over 36,000 patients may have been accessed by hackers. UPMC contracted with Charles J. Hilton & Associates, [...]
Thousands of Patient Files Posted to the Dark Web
On February 5, 2021, tens of thousand of healthcare patient files from Leon Medical Centers and Nocona General Hospitals were posted for sale on the dark web during a cyberattack. More details about this [...]
