HIPAA regulations

HIT Think Why disaster recovery strategies need a second look

Michael T. Elliott
Cloud evangelist NetApp

Challenges to data access, such as natural calamities and ransomware, are forcing healthcare organizations to have a clear plan for recovering mission-critical information.

Disaster recovery September 15

Disaster recovery September 15
University mailing reveals patient treatment info

New processes implemented for direct mailings at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Data breaches Joseph Goedert September 11

Data breaches Joseph Goedert September 11
OCR grants limited HIPAA waiver to hospitals affected by Irma

HHS Secretary Tom Price waives sanctions and penalties during declared public health emergency.

HIPAA regulations Greg Slabodkin September 11

HIPAA regulations Greg Slabodkin September 11
Breach at Alaska health agency puts protected information at risk

The agency urges those who have had interactions with its offices to take preventative steps.

Data breaches Joseph Goedert September 8

Data breaches Joseph Goedert September 8
HHS waives some provisions of HIPAA after Harvey

Secretary Tom Price action enables providers to more easily share patient information for treatment.

Hurricane Harvey Fred Bazzoli September 1

Hurricane Harvey Fred Bazzoli September 1
How quick breach recovery hurt one provider

Salina Family Healthcare’s fast restore didn’t preserve evidence needed to understand scope of attack.

Data breaches Joseph Goedert August 28

Data breaches Joseph Goedert August 28
Keylogger virus nabs data from women’s health center

Attack on San Antonio specialty care chain was resolved in a week, reported to HHS.

Malware Joseph Goedert August 21

Malware Joseph Goedert August 21
LA provider beats back ransomware attack

Pacific Alliance Medical Center offers identity protection services to undisclosed number of patients.

Ransomware Joseph Goedert August 15

Ransomware Joseph Goedert August 15
Trump declares opioid epidemic a national emergency

Possible actions could include reforming regulations that stop providers from sharing patient records of individuals with substance use disorders.

Medication management Greg Slabodkin August 11

Medication management Greg Slabodkin August 11
Contractor breach affects data of 18,500 Anthem members

Forensic study finds an employee of a business associate of the insurer accessed PHI.

Data breaches Joseph Goedert August 1

Data breaches Joseph Goedert August 1

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