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Protected health information
MedSpring Urgent Care alerts 13,000 about potential data access
An immediate care chain with sites in six metropolitan areas across the country is contacting patients after it was compromised in a phishing attack.
HHS offers guidance on disposing of devices or media with PHI
The HHS Office for Civil Rights is providing suggestions for getting rid of technology that contains financial or protected health information.
Boys Town hospital cyberattack affects records of 105,000 patients
A cyberattack has potentially compromised medical records of 105,309 individuals at Boys Town National Research Hospital in Omaha, Neb.
Oregon agency loses boxed records of more than 700 patients
Lane County Health & Human Services in Lane County, Oregon, is reporting that it’s lost the archived medical information of more than 700 patients.
Phishing attack results in a breach at Texas anesthesia practice
Criminals had data access to patient data for more than a month before discovery.
Sunspire Health patient data at risk from email breach
Chain of addiction treatment facilities hit by phishing attack on employees.
Assessing the 10 largest healthcare breaches of 2018
Hackers increasingly are using emails gambits, remote logins to gain access to patient information.
HIT Think
How IT helps nurses improve care in midst of major changes
Cathy Turner, MBA, RN-BC
Associate vice president
MEDITECH
EHRs and other technologies are better enabling patient care professionals to spot potential patient care concerns and address social determinants of health.
Computer with patient info, checks stolen from Nebraska practice
Complete Family Medicine offers data protection advice, but has not disclosed the number of affected patients.
Ransomware attack affects 85,000 patients in LA
Malware hits three of five sites for orthopedic practice, but no patient information was accessed.
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