SUBSCRIBE TO E-NEWSLETTERHospital ignored several warnings about a security breach
One of the trickiest aspects of protecting patient data and other sensitive information is recognizing when a breach has occurred so the damage can be mitigated. And it’s especially difficult when organizations ignore clear warnings about vulnerabilities. Read more
Survey: Security is not a top priority for healthcare organizations
To protect health information, providers must have support for information security throughout the entire organization. However, that’s not how it works in most places, according to a recent survey. Read more
Hospital employee sold 40 patients’ protected health information
Filed under: Compliance, In This Week's E-Newsletter
Health information is valuable for cybercriminals, who can use it to commit identity theft, insurance fraud or other crimes. And often the source for that data is a healthcare provider’s employees. Read more
2 hospital employees stole, sold protected health information
Filed under: In This Week's E-Newsletter, Security
Healthcare organizations face many security threats from outside hackers looking to steal valuable protected health information. But there may be insider threats to worry about, too. Read more
Former hospital employee stole and sold protected health information
In addition to outside hackers who attempt to break into healthcare organizations’ systems to steal protected health information, providers must also worry about their own staff members stealing and selling sensitive data. Read more
OCR: 21 million patients have had protected health information breached
Filed under: Compliance, In This Week's E-Newsletter
Federal law requires organizations to report breaches of protected health information affecting at least 500 patients. In addition to HIPAA penalties, providers also face a public shaming after those incidents. Read more
2 more data breaches caused by laptop thefts
A Boston hospital recently reported a data breach that occurred after a doctor’s personal laptop containing patient information was stolen during a robbery. Now, two other healthcare organizations have had patient information stolen due to laptop thefts. Read more
4,000 patients’ protected health information stolen from doctor’s personal laptop
Here’s yet another reminder that healthcare organizations must take care to secure patients’ protected health information (PHI) when it’s held on laptops and other mobile devices. Read more
Patient data lost on way to third-party – hospital pays $750,000
Healthcare organizations must not only make sure sensitive patient information is protected while its in their possession, but also when it leaves the premises for third-party service providers. Read more
Patient data breached after employee copied records for training class
Healthcare organizations must be careful about malicious insiders stealing patient information for personal gain. But it’s also possible for employees to breach patient privacy accidentally. Read more