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Data Breaches in Healthcare and the Rising Risk of Litigation
Data Breaches in Healthcare and the Rising Risk of Class Action Litigation
Data breaches in healthcare continue to increase in frequency and severity, and they are increasingly followed by class action lawsuits against medical practices and healthcare systems. These lawsuits represent a significant financial and operational risk for covered entities and business associates alike.
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Prepare for the Next Network or System Outage
Prepare for the Next Network or System Outage: Ensure Continuity of Patient Care
Healthcare practices rely heavily on electronic systems for managing patient care, scheduling, documentation, prescriptions, referrals, billing, and communication. Unexpected outages—whether caused by cyberattacks, natural disasters, software errors, or network failures—can have a drastic impact on patient care and business operations. Because of this, having a comprehensive plan to respond to downtime is essential. This plan is known as your downtime contingency plan.
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HIPAA
2023 NextGen Data Breach
Were you using NextGen in 2023 and did your practice experience a data breach?
Your patients may be eligible to join a class action lawsuit against NextGen.
According to Claim Depot
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AI
The Role of AI in Hospitals
Hospitals are investing more money in AI and Nursing groups are claiming that this sacrifices quality of care. Hospitals claim that the AI is well researched and does not compromise quality of patient care.
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Phishing Cyberattacks on the Rise in Health Care
Cyberattacks targeting health care organizations are on the rise. According to OCR Director Melanie Fontes Rainer, securing electronic protected health information (ePHI) is more important than ever. Organizations that fail to address known vulnerabilities put patient data—and their reputation—at risk.
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FDA Recalls