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Four HIPAA-covered organizations recently reported breaches of their email environments
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Health Systems Report on Email Breaches

Oct. 7, 2024
Four HIPAA-covered organizations recently reported breaches of their email environments
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Benefits administrator HealthEquity says that an unauthorized third party compromised a partner’s account, resulting in a data breach.
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UAB Postcard Discloses Patient Information
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Proposed Rule Seeks to Better Align HIPAA Privacy Rule, 42 CFR Part 2

Nov. 28, 2022
Currently, there are different requirements for substance use disorder treatment records protected by Part 2 than the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which HHS said can create barriers to...
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Report Highlights HHS Data and Cybersecurity Challenges

Nov. 21, 2022
A new report issued this month from HHS Office of the Inspector General focused on management and performance challenges that face HHS, including data and cybersecurity
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Senator Voices Concern on Meta Collecting Health Information

Oct. 27, 2022
U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Oct. 20 regarding his concerns and requesting more information on Meta’s practices surrounding collecting...
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Scammers Targeting Healthcare Workers, FBI Warns

Aug. 23, 2022
On Aug. 22, the FBI issued a press release regarding scammers impersonating law enforcement and government officials targeting the healthcare industry in attempts to extort money...
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Class Action Lawsuits Against Meta Move Forward, Around Medical Privacy

Aug. 4, 2022
Facebook’s parent company Meta is facing two proposed class-action lawsuits for using the Meta Pixel tracking tool on health system websites to target ads