Christine Garcia

editor-in-chief @calhipaa

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HIPAA staff training is a documented staff training process that ensures staff understand the HIPAA Privacy Rule, HIPAA Security Rule, HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, and related organizational policies and procedures so protected health information is used,

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The IBM 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Study reports that the average global cost of a data breach increased by 12% over 1 year to nearly $5 million, while healthcare continued to record the highest average breach costs among industries included in the study. https://t.co/AdWIPURZuf

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The settlement requires payment of $18 million to the participating states and includes commitments to implement data security measures intended to improve protection of consumer information and reduce the risk of future data breaches.
distributed to participating states.

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23andMe Agrees to $18 Million Multistate Settlement Over 2023 Genetic Data Breach 3andMe, now Chrome Holding Co., agreed to settle with 42 state attorneys general over allegations that the company failed to implement cybersecurity measures that resulted in a data breach

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23andMe Agrees to $18 Million Multistate Settlement Over 2023 Genetic Data Breach 3andMe, now Chrome Holding Co., agreed to settle with 42 state attorneys general over allegations that the company failed to implement cybersecurity measures that resulted in a data breach

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A recent analysis of 59 websites operated by major U.S. hospitals and clinics found that most used marketing and analytics tools that could route website data to third parties, prompting renewed attention to website privacy and compliance practices.

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AdaptHealth Reports Cybersecurity Incident and Potential Patient Data Theft https://t.co/mlCLjVF7SD

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2026 Healthcare IT Landscape Report Findings
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Novo Nordisk Cyberattack Followed by Public Claims of Large-Scale Data Theft
https://t.co/8rBDKFW9RE

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Labcorp Decides to Settle AMCA Data Breach Litigation for $35 Million https://t.co/xqQEqq4e3F

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2024 OCR Annual Reports Detail HIPAA Compliance Activity and Data Breaches:

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Ruby Scott of Farmington Hills, Michigan, is the 55-year-old owner of Delta Home Health Care LLC, who has been convicted by a federal jury of healthcare fraud and illegal healthcare kickback offenses connected to a scheme that caused more than $1.6m in losses to Medicare.

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Delta Home Healthcare Owner Convicted in $1.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme:

https://t.co/XWZf7LcjXO

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Delta Home Healthcare Owner Convicted in $1.6 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme:

https://t.co/XWZf7LcjXO

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Endue Software has agreed to an $870,000 settlement to resolve a consolidated class action lawsuit related to a cyberattack and data breach that affected more than 118,000 individuals.

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Endue Software Settles Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit for $870,000 https://t.co/CaSoXXqWxB

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Healthcare Data Breach Report for March 2026

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Joint Commission and AHA Launch Cyber Resilience Readiness Program for Hospitals https://t.co/PC8Ob5bFHJ

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Joint Commission and AHA Launch Cyber Resilience Readiness Program for Hospitals https://t.co/PC8Ob5bFHJ

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Chattanooga Heart Institute Agrees to $3.75M Settlement to Resolve Its Data Breach Lawsuit https://t.co/032z6PwL2B

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Cardiovascular Consultants Agrees to $3.85M Settlement of Data Breach Lawsuit https://t.co/dETeptDenH