by Rabab Asim | Dec 21, 2020 | Cybersecurity, HIPAA, HIPAA Compliant Telemedicine, Telemedicine
Before COVID, there weren’t many healthcare providers that offered telemedicine services. But as the need arose, many practices quickly adopted telemedicine as their new norm, and the HHS shifted to a policy of “discretionary enforcement” actions against...
by Rabab Asim | Dec 21, 2020 | Cybersecurity, HIPAA Violation, Malware, Protected Health Information
Healthcare Data Breach Targets Mental Health Provider AspenPointe Inc., a mental health and substance abuse provider, was targeted by a healthcare data breach. The healthcare security breach, which allowed unauthorized access to their network, compromised the...
by Marlene Maheu, Ph. D | Oct 23, 2020 | Cybersecurity, Protected Health Information
on Here’s a chilling thought: healthcare practitioners, as well as health insurance companies and other employers, routinely search through private and public sources for consumer-generated health data related to client and patient spending and streaming habits....
by Marlene Maheu, Ph. D | Aug 29, 2020 | Cybersecurity, HIPAA, Malware
The large behavioral health service provider, Behavioral Health Network (BHN), suffered a malware attack affecting 129,571 patients. Details of the attack are discussed below. Malware Attack: What Happened? A malicious software attack occurs when hackers install...
by Marlene Maheu, Ph. D | Apr 30, 2019 | Cybersecurity, HIPAA
Why Healthcare Data is a Common Target for Hackers Healthcare and hospital organizations experience a significant measure of the targeted data breach attempts from the hacking community. Healthcare is often seen as an easy target and the reward for the hacker is often...
by Marlene Maheu, Ph. D | Oct 4, 2018 | Cybersecurity, HIPAA
Cybersecurity and HIPAA Compliance Go Hand in Hand: Here’s Why HIPAA compliance (adherence with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) entails meeting a broad set of guidelines, including ones related to being able to transfer...
