HIPAA Business Associate News

• Lawsuit Alleges AI Platform Illegally Recorded Patient-Clinician Conversations
• CMS Launches First Wave of Health Tech Ecosystem Health Information Sharing and Access Tools
• The Use of Technology and HIPAA Compliance
• HIPAA Encryption Requirements
• Trump Administration Announces Plan to Improve Patient Data Sharing
• Communication Between Doctors and Nurses
• HHS Finalizes Health IT Strategic Plan for 2024-2030
• Paubox Launches HIPAA Compliant Online Forms
• GAO: FDA Should Update Medical Device Cybersecurity Agreement
• Is Google Keep HIPAA Compliant?
• Is Evernote HIPAA Compliant?
• What is a HIPAA Compliant Cloud Drive?
• 3 in 5 Patients Accessed Health Records Online or Via Apps in 2022
• Healthcare Workflow Automation
• FDA Publishes New Guidance on Medical Device Cybersecurity Requirements
• Essential Elements of the MSP Security Stack
• Cisco Umbrella Competitors
• HIPAA Compliant RDP Server
• Is BitRaser HIPAA Compliant?
• HIPAA Compliant Database Hosting
• Amazon Launches AWS HealthScribe – A HIPAA-Eligible AI-Powered Transcription Tool
• OCR/FTC Warn Hospitals & Telehealth Companies About Tracking Technologies
• Vulnerabilities Identified in Popular Telemedicine Software Development Kit
• Cisco Umbrella Alternatives
• ONC Proposes New Rule to Advance Care Through Technology and Interoperability
• How Much Does Cisco Umbrella Cost?
• FTC and HHS Update Online Compliance Tool for Mobile Health App Developers
• Amazon Ends Support for Third Party HIPAA-Eligible Alexa Skills
• OCR Confirms Use of Website and Other Tracking Technologies Without a BAA is a HIPAA Violation
• Security Awareness Training Does Not Appear to Improve Password Hygiene
• Microsoft Business Associate Agreement
• Is Cloud Computing HIPAA Compliant?
• Healthcare Organizations Warned About Maximum Severity Vulnerabilities in Illumina Devices
• Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance Warns of Increase in Cyberattacks Targeting Managed Service Providers
• BD Discloses 2 Vulnerabilities in its Pyxis, Rowa, and Viper LT Products
• High-Severity Authentication Bug Identified in Hillrom Welch Allyn Cardio Products
• Vulnerabilities Identified in Philips IntelliBridge, Patient Information Center and Efficia Patient Monitors
• 3 Medium Severity Vulnerabilities Identified in Philips MRI Solutions
• High Severity Vulnerabilities Identified in Philips Tasy EMR
• Vulnerabilities Identified in B. Braun Infusomat Space and Perfusor Space Infusion Pumps
• Medtronic Recalls MiniMed Remote Controllers Due to Serious Cybersecurity Vulnerability
• KLAS Research: Clinical Communication Platforms Improve Efficiency in Healthcare
• CISA: SolarWinds Orion Software Under Active Attack
• Serious Vulnerabilities Identified in Medtronic MyCareLink Smart Patient Readers
• Webinar: How HIPAA-Compliant Messaging Transforms Healthcare
• Vulnerability Identified in BD Alaris Infusion Products
• FTC Settlement with Zoom Resolves Allegations of Cybersecurity Failures and Deceptive Security Practices
• TigerSchedule Automated On-Call Physician Scheduling Added to TigerConnect CC&C Platform
• Global Cloud Budget Survey Reveals Complexity of IT Spend Management
• Is Alibaba HIPAA Compliant?
• Microsoft Cloud for Healthcare Launched
• Zoom Reaches Settlement with NY Attorney General Over Privacy and Security Issues
• CloudHealth Creates Optimization Desk to Help Customers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Improving Communication with Patients During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
• Vulnerability Identified in BD Pyxis MedStation and Pyxis Anesthesia (PAS) ES System
• ‘SweynTooth’ Vulnerabilities in Bluetooth Low Energy Chips Affect Many Medical Devices
• 2020 Emergency Preparedness and Security Trends in Healthcare Survey
• Alarming Number of Medical Devices Vulnerable to Exploits Such as BlueKeep
• Medtronic Issues Patches for CareLink Programmers and Implanted Cardiac Devices
• How One Company is Helping to Drive Down the Cost of U.S. Healthcare and Improve Patient Outcomes
• Amazon Lex is Now HIPAA Compliant
• New Alexa Healthcare Skill Helps Patients Manage Their Medications
• Smartwatch Data Act Introduced to Improve Privacy Protections for Consumer Health Data
• House Committee Leaders Request Answers from Google and Ascension on Project Nightingale Partnership
• Vulnerability Identified in Philips IntelliBridge EC40/80 Hubs
• Google Confirms it has Legitimate Access to Millions of Ascension Patients’ Health Records
• Vulnerabilities Identified in Medtronic Valleylab Energy Platform and Electrosurgery Products
• Gartner Releases 2019 Market Guide for Cloud Service Providers to Healthcare Delivery Organizations
• Forcepoint Expands Global Partner Program with Two New initiatives
• Study Explores State of the Cloud for MSPs
• Vulnerabilities Identified in WLAN Firmware Used by Philips IntelliVue Portable Patient Monitors
• Vulnerability Identified in Becton Dickinson Pyxis Drug Dispensing Cabinets
• Vulnerability Discovered in Philips HDI 4000 Ultrasound Systems
• Code Execution Vulnerability Identified in Change Healthcare Cardiology Devices
• FINAL CALL to Take Part in Emergency Preparedness and Security Trends in Healthcare Survey
• New Cyber Alliance Program Launched by Mimecast
• First Half of 2019 Sees 31.6 Million Healthcare Records Breached
• Sonicwall 2019 Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report Shows Rise in Ransomware, Cryptojacking and IoT Attacks
• Critical VxWorks Vulnerabilities Impact 2 Billion Devices
• New Report Highlights Impact Email Attacks are Having on Businesses
• Vulnerability Identified in GE Aestiva and Aespire Anesthesia Machines
• Consumers Concerned About Medical Device Security
• Medtronic Recalls Insulin Pumps Due to Cybersecurity Risk
• Siemens Healthineers Products Vulnerable to Microsoft BlueKeep Wormable Flaw
• Multi-State Action Results in $900,000 Financial Penalty for Medical Informatics Engineering
• Symantec Named Leader in Enterprise Email Security in Q2 2019 Forrester Wave Report
• HHS Confirms When HIPAA Fines Can be Issued to Business Associates
• Vulnerabilities Identified in Siemens Sinamics Perfect Harmony Drives and Scalance Access Points
• Cisco Umbrella Pricing
• DHS Issues Security Best Practices to Mitigate Risks Associated with Office 365 Migrations
• Vulnerability Identified in Philips Tasy EMR
• Critical Vulnerability Identified in Fujifilm Computed Radiography Cassette Readers
• Study Reveals How Well Consumers Feel Health Data is Protected
• Amazon Announces 6 New HIPAA Compliant Alexa Skills
• Webinar: April 4, 2019: Email Security, DMARC, and Sandboxing
• Amazon Launches New System for De-identifying Medical Images
• Concerns Raised About the Sharing of Health Data with Non-HIPAA Covered Entities via Apps and Consumer Devices
• Critical Vulnerability Affects Medtronic CareLink Monitors, Programmers, and ICDs
• HIPAA Compliant Online Forms
• KLAS Rates Lua Leading Post-Acute Secure Messaging Solution
• EHR Vendor False Claims Act Violation Case Settled for $57.25 Million
• Vulnerabilities Identified in IDenticard PremiSys Access Control System
• Patches Released to Mitigate KRACK Vulnerabilities Affecting Stryker Medical Beds
• Vulnerability Identified in BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometry Solution
• New Report Reveals Spiraling Cost of Cyberattacks
• Vulnerabilities Identified in Dräger Infinity Delta Patient Monitors
• Life Lua Wins Fierce Biotech Innovation Award
• Vulnerabilities Identified in Roche Point of Care Handheld Medical Devices
• FDA Issues Warning About Flaws in Medtronic Implantable Cardiac Device Programmers
• Most Common Healthcare Phishing Emails Identified
• Vulnerabilities Identified in PeerVue Web Server, Carestream Vue RIS and Siemens Healthcare Products
• Lua Acquired by Life Biosciences Inc.
• Healthcare Industry Highly Susceptible to Phishing Attacks and Lags Other Industries for Phishing Resiliency
• JotForm Announces Enterprise Version of its Encrypted HIPAA Forms Software
• ICS-CERT Issues Advisory After Nine Vulnerabilities Discovered in Philips E-Alert Units
• Critical Flaw Identified in BD Alaris Plus Medical Syringe Pumps
• Warnings Issued About Vulnerabilities in Philips PageWriter Cardiographs and IntelliVue Information Center iX
• Arnot Health Reduces ER Door-to-Floor Times by 36% with QliqSOFT
• More Than 20 Serious Vulnerabilities in OpenEMR Platform Patched
• Vulnerabilities Discovered in Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitors and MiniMed Insulin Pumps
• Qcentive Controls AWS Costs & Enables Cloud Computing in Healthcare with ParkMyCloud
• Vulnerabilities Identified in Medtronic MyCareLink Patient Monitors
• Advisory Issued After 8 Vulnerabilities Discovered in Natus Xltek NeuroWorks Software
• More than 90% of Hospitals and Physicians Say Mobile Technology is Improving Patient Safety and Outcomes
• Apple Launches API for Developers to Allow EHR Data to be Used in Care Management Apps
• Cofense Triage Now Helping ADT Protect its Customers from Phishing Attacks
• Warnings Issued Over Vulnerable Medical Devices
• Tristar Medical Group Discovers Solution That Reduced its AWS Costs by 60%
• FDA Issues Alert Over Vulnerabilities in Abbot Laboratories Defibrillators
• JotForm Announces HIPAA Compliant Form Software
• Verizon PHI Breach Report Confirms Healthcare Has Major Problem with Insider Breaches
• Centra Health Chooses QliqSOFT to Improve Clinical Collaboration
• The Soldiers Project Protects Veterans’ Data with Lua Secure Mobile Communications Solution
• NH-ISAC Partnership with Anomali Helps Accelerate Threat Detection and Information Sharing in Healthcare
• Organizations Adopting the Cloud for Data, Application and Services are Sacrificing Security
• SonicWall Cyber Threat Report 2018 Shows 71% Decrease in Ransomware Attacks
• KLAS Rates QliqSOFT ‘Top Performing Vendor’ in its 2017 Secure Communications Report
• Fortinet Launches New Operational Technology Security Solution for Critical Infrastructure Organizations
• Whitelist Only Feature Added to Cisco Umbrella
• 70% of Healthcare Organizations Have Adopted Off-Premises Computing
• Electronic Records and HIPAA Compliance
• Almost Half of IT Decision Makers Say Cybersecurity Still Not a Priority for Board Members
• SonicWall Reports 524% Increase in Malware Variants in the Past 6 Months
• SonicWall Responds to Increasing Cyber Threats with Major Expansion of Cybersecurity Solutions
• CyberSecurity Breakthrough Names SonicWall ‘Cybersecurity Company of The Year’
• IWF Blacklist Incorporated into a Category on Cisco Umbrella
• Researchers Call for Updates to Guidelines for Emailing Patients
• Forcepoint Adds New Capabilities to CASB, Web, and Email Security Solutions
• 96% of SMBs Susceptible to External Cybersecurity Threats
• Symantec to Acquire Fireglass to Improve Protection from Ransomware, Malware and Phishing Attacks
• Symantec Included in Leader’s Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateways
• OCR Draws Attention to Risks from File Sharing Tools and Cloud Computing
• Purple Move on WiFi Security Sets Example for All Public WiFi Deployments
• Healthcare Providers Are Wasting Millions on Cloud Hosting
• VA to Abandon EHR In Favor of Commercial EHR System
• 87% of Healthcare Organizations Will Adopt Internet of Things Technology by 2019
• Vizient Inc., Awards Group Purchasing Contract to QliqSOFT Inc.
• Cisco Launches First Cloud-Based Secure Internet Gateway
• 69% of IT Security Pros Concerned About Unauthorized Cloud Data Access
• NIST Releases Guidelines for Securing Internet-Connected Devices
• Secure Mobile Access 1000 Series OS 12.0 Launched by SonicWall
• Physicians Not Getting Full Benefits from EHR Systems
• Millennials Pose Significant Risk to IT Security, Reports Forcepoint
• Forcepoint Introduces New Technology to Secure Connections for Roaming Workers
• New Blue Coat Appliance Gives Organizations Better Visibility into Encrypted Traffic
• Could New Database Methodology End Massive Healthcare Data Breaches?
• Symantec Announces Acquisition of Web Security Firm Blue Coat in $4.65 Billion Deal
• Verity Health System Victim of Phishing Attack
• Apple to Recruit HIPAA Expert as Privacy Counsel
• 1,400 Vulnerabilities Found in Popular Drug Cabinet System
• HiMSS Publishes Report on Pagers
• The Slow Pace of Technology Adoption in Healthcare Explained
• Raytheon|Websense Rebrands as Forcepoint
• Adoption of Cloud Applications by the Healthcare Industry Increases Dramatically
• Lua Recognized by Aragon Research for Strategy and Performance
• Lua Joins App Configuration for Enterprise (ACE) Program
• Raytheon Acquires Websense in $1.9 Billion Deal
• Faster Delivery of Lab Test Results Achieved by Pathology, Inc.
• HIPAA Compliance and the Cloud
• Ponemon Institute Publishes Fifth Annual Study on Medical Identity Theft
• How Providence Anesthesiology Leveraged Smartphones to Improve Communication with Field Staff
• Leading Texas Hospice Embraces Secure Messaging
• Beware of HIPAA Complaint Cloud Services
• AV-Comparatives Rates FortiGuard Top Security Product with Full Marks for Anti-Phishing and Malware Removal
• Next Gen Secure Enterprise Messaging App Great News for HIPAA Covered Entities