AMCA HIPAA Data Breach Claims Another Victim: Clinical Pathology Laboratories
The HIPAA data breach that won’t go away has claimed another victim. In June of 2019, business associate (BA) and vendor America Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), [...]
Unsecured Marketing Database Leaves 5 Million Exposed in Massive Breach
On May 13, 2019, security researcher Bob Diachenko discovered the database for MedicareSupplement.com on the internet, and informed the company of the data breach. Although he never received a [...]
D.C. Attorney General Proposes Stricter Breach Notification Law
Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine is pushing to strengthen the data breach notification laws for D.C. residents. If protected health information (PHI) is released without their knowledge, [...]
$7.5 MM Class-Action Lawsuit Filed After UCLA Health Data Breach
Patients have filed suit against UCLA Health with a class-action settlement for $7.5 million after a data breach exposed their protected health information (PHI). UCLA first [...]
New Bill Seeks to Expand California Data Breach Notification Law
Another California data breach has led state lawmakers to introduce additional laws in regards to HIPAA. California has already introduced some of the toughest data breach notification laws in [...]
CoPilot Settles $130K for Breach Notification with New York AG
CoPilot Provider Services has reached a $130,000 settlement with New York state for delaying its HIPAA breach notification process. NY Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, determined that CoPilot unlawfully delayed [...]
March 1st HIPAA Breach Report Deadline to HHS Approaching
The March 1st HIPAA breach report deadline is fast approaching. HIPAA regulation mandates that healthcare providers must report breaches of unsecured protected health information (PHI) to [...]
First Settlement for Violating the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced its first settlement for violating the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule with Presence Health for $475,000. [...]
NY HIPAA Legislation to Improve Breach Notification and PHI Security
Pending data breach legislation in New York would redefine unsecured PHI as personal information, affecting breach notification and data security measures across the state. Bill A10475 has [...]
Covered Entities Must Ensure Policies Account for Federal and State Laws
Understanding the regulatory requirements that govern the use and disclosure of protected health information (PHI) is essential for healthcare professionals operating across the country. However, federal HIPAA regulation only [...]
