FSMB Updates Guidelines For Telehealth Providers
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has updated its guidelines for how healthcare professionals can maintain suitable telehealth use, including acknowledging ethical codes, safeguarding…
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has updated its guidelines for how healthcare professionals can maintain suitable telehealth use, including acknowledging ethical codes, safeguarding…
Although the recent expansion of remote care is commonly seen as advantageous for patients and providers, concerns persist regarding its advantages over traditional in-home care…
According to a recent research in The Lancet, medical abortions may be performed safely and successfully through telehealth without a standard ultrasound scan. The study,…
A report has been issued by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) that describes patterns in Medicare utilization and makes suggestions to policymakers in order to…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered that several demographics, mostly adults, maintained substantial levels of involvement in telehealth after evaluating telehealth use…
Samsung has partnered with leading virtual primary care provider HealthTap to help provide virtual healthcare directly to Samsung Smart TVs in the U.S. HealthTap typically…
A recent study has been conducted by Trend Micro to investigate the effect ransomware attacks are having on organizations in the health sector. Ransomware attacks…
Telehealth visits are anticipated to continue playing a significant role in endocrine care after experiencing a dramatic rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to…
A recent study published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment has found evidence to support video observation as a method of methadone take-home dosing….
The U.S. Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has recently released a white paper to raise the health sector’s awareness about living-off-the-land techniques threat actors…
A class action lawsuit has been filed West Virginia-based Mon Health following a data breach where an unauthorized third party had accessed its network for…
A member of the Netwalker ransomware gang has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and is ordered to pay a forfeit of $21,500,000 for…
A study recently published by athenahealth has found that telehealth is addressing shortcomings in delivering healthcare after evolving from COVID-19 pandemic visit replacement methods. By…
The FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker has found that telehealth use varies per region in the United States’s southeast. The Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker,…
A data breach class action lawsuit has been settled by LifeBridge Health Inc. to resolve claims made by individuals impacted by a data breach in…
An audit conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General has found that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has…
Texas-based primary care clinic network Family Health Centers (FMC) has recently notified the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a data breach involving…
A class action lawsuit has been settled by Magellan Health on behalf of approximately 273,000 patients who had their protected health information exposed in a…
Following U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Telehealth Association (ATA) is collaborating with Congress and a number of government…
The United States Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has warned the health sector of a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor named APT41. The U.S. government…
Iowa-based Wolfe Eye Clinic has issued a breach notification to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights reporting a data…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced the conclusion of three investigations into alleged violations of the…
Ohio-based law firm Bricker & Eckler LLP has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit following a data breach affecting 420,532 individuals. The law firm…
A recent study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings has found that the burnout rate among physicians is at an all time high following the COVID-19…
The New York-based Ambulance Service, Empress Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has recently experienced a ransomware attack. On July 14, 2022, the EMS provider discovered some…
A class action lawsuit has been settled by Ambry Genetics for $12.25 million following a data breach affecting 232,772 patients. The lawsuit stems from an…
A recent researcher letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found third-party tracking tools on 99 percent of examined abortion clinic websites. Concerns have been…
Richmond, Texas-based Oakbend Medical Center has recently announced that they have experienced a ransomware attack. On September 1, 2022, the healthcare provider discovered a file…
Syracuse-based Practice Resources has announced that they have recently experienced a data breach involving the protected health information of 924,138 individuals. Practice Resources is a…
Detroit, Michigan-based law firm Warner Norcross and Judd (WNJ) has reported a data breach to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) affecting the…
Parma-based Health Aid of Ohio has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit to resolve claims made by individuals who had their information exposed in…
A class action lawsuit filed against Missouri-based BJC Healthcare has resulted in a settlement. The nonprofit healthcare provider has agreed to create a fund to…
A recent report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that Medicare recipients who reside…
A class action lawsuit filed against the Urology Center of Colorado has reach a settlement agreement. The lawsuit was filed against the healthcare provider in…
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Morristown-based Lamoille Health Partners following a ransomware attack involving the PHI of 59,381 patients. On June 13,…
A class action lawsuit against California-based Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare has resulted in a $340,000 settlement. The healthcare provider will establish the fund to resolve…
2,651,396 people have now been impacted by the ransomware attack on OneTouchPoint, a mailing and printing company located in Hartland, Wisconsin. Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative…
An alert has been issued by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Cybersecuirty Program (HC3) warning organizations in the health sector of the…
A study published in JAMA Psychiatry has revealed that opioid use disorder-related telehealth care during the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with lower chance of a…
A warning has been issued by the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) to advise the healthcare and public health sector (HPH) of the dangers…
A lawsuit has been filed against Wilsonville-based Avamere Holdings for a data breach affecting 96 senior living facilities and involved the release of the protected…
A lawsuit has been filed to data broker Kochava by the U.S. Federal Trade Commision (FTC) for its alleged unlawful collection of geolocation user data,…
LastPass, a global leader in password management solutions, has reported a data breach as the result of a cyberattack. LastPass is employed by approximately 30…
A warning has been issued by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Hea;tj Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) to advise healthcare organizations about a…
A class action lawsuit has been settled by Humana & Cotiviti after a data breach that disclosed the personal information of 64,654 individuals. The breach…
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s primary enforcer, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has recently settled a violation case with the New England…
Henderson & Walton Women’s Center P.C. (HWWC) has recently announced that it has experienced a data breach involving the exposure of the protected health information…
Vermont-based Lamoille has recently announced that they have experienced a ransomware attack involving PHI of 59,381 patients. On June 13, 2022, Lamoille Health Partners detected…
A recent survey conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Savvy Cooperative has revealed that patients are extremely concerned about the lack of…
A recent study published in the Cell Press Journal has detailed how health information applications are sending health information to Facebook and other social media…