If the breach is large enough, HIPAA will require the covered entity to notify the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the media when it notifies affected individuals.

The Department of Health and Human Services maintains a list on its website of recent HIPAA breach cases under investigation (click here). Media Notification ...

At least two dozen cancer care centers and oncology practices in 12 states are reporting to federal regulators that nearly ...

The breach primarily impacted clinical PHI, including sensitive medical assessments and medication details. At the time, Comstar acted as a business associate for over 70 HIPAA-covered entities ...

The social media companies that now have access to this data do not have to delete it, even if the data from Cerebral's breach is supposed to be covered under the U.S. health privacy law HIPAA.

HIPAA complaints and breaches increased from 2017 to 2021, but the agency in charge of auditing compliance said it doesn’t have the resources to handle the uptick. The HHS Office for Civil ...

Healthcare data breaches appear to be on the decline for now. The HIPAA Journal reported just 58 breaches in March – the lowest total for the month of March since 2022, and a 46% reduction from the 98 ...

A report released on Friday found that HIPAA complaints and breaches spiked between 2017 and 2021, with the agency in charge of handling the notices saying it lacks sufficient resources to properly… ...

Medical data breaches are becoming increasingly prevalent, posing significant threats to patient privacy. According to the HIPAA Journal, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services tracked a ...

Social media data breaches accounted for 56% of total data breaches in the first half of 2018, according to ITWeb, a business technology media company. As social media platforms continue to evolve and ...