By: Darius Tahir for KFF Health News and Simon Fondrie-Teitler for The Markup This article was co-reported by KFF Health News, a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about h… Read More

Looking for an at-home HIV test on CVS’ website is not as private an experience as one might think. An investigation by The Markup and KFF Health News found trackers on CVS.com tellin… Read More

“New York Law Firm Pays $200,000 to State AG to Resolve HIPAA Violations” — “A New York law firm that suffered a LockBit ransomware attack has agreed to pay a financ… Read More

Yes, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is actively enforced. Since its implementation on May 25, 2018, the GDPR has had a significant impact on data protection and privacy practi… Read More

Experts at Ponemon Institute reveal that the average cost of a data breach will reach around $5 million in 2023. This is a hike when compared to $ 4.35 million in 2022 and $4.24 million in 2… Read More

TOLEDO, Ohio — A residential care facility in Toledo is facing a wrongful death lawsuit alleging sexual abuse and neglect of an elderly woman… Read More

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 15, 2022, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Right… Read More

Crypto exchanges aren’t doing so great at the moment. The latest on FTX, Gemini crypto exchange email leak, Binance might money laundering charges and defunct crypto exchange Quadriga… Read More

The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has agreed to pay $2.75 million to settle multiple alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)… Read More

Health insurer Premera Blue Cross agreed to pay $6.85 million to settle alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) related to a major data breach t… Read More

by Chorus NylanderTUCSON (KVOA) - The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an alarming allegation made against a now-former Certified Nursing Assistant… Read More

Posted By HIPAA Journal on Feb eight, 2019 Share this text on: The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has agreed to settle a HIPAA viol… Read More

The plaintiff in a West Virginia class-action lawsuit alleges that she, and putative class members, are individuals who were directed by Felix Brizuela, D.O. (“Brizuela”) to purc… Read More

Posted By HIPAA Journal on Feb 1, 2019 Share this newsletter on: Hartford, CT-based well being insurer Aetna has agreed to pay the California Attorney General $935,000 to unrave… Read More

Posted By HIPAA Journal on Mar eight, 2019 Share this text on: A significant case of snooping on famous person clinical data has been reported that has led to ‘dozens&rsqu… Read More

Posted By HIPAA Journal on Feb 7, 2019 Share this text on: The Tampa, FL-based digital well being document (EHR) device developer Greenway Health LLC has agreed to settle violat… Read More

Security breaches of electronic protected health information (ePHI) continue to plague the healthcare industry—and the trend shows no signs of abating. More than 25 million patient rec… Read More

A federal appeals court recently confirmed that the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) prohibition of lifetime benefits maximums does not apply to retiree-only group health plans. However, th… Read More

Most physicians will agree that their livelihood depends on the success of their practice.  Although professional liability insurance will protect the insured from errors and omissions… Read More