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Medical Informatics Engineering Pays $100K for Data Breach of 3.5M Patients
The EHR developer violated a HIPAA requirement by failing to conduct a comprehensive risk analysis.
Why Healthcare Is So Vulnerable to Ransomware and What We Can Do About It
Few organizations come out unscathed where ransomware is concerned. But in healthcare, the problem is particularly bad.
EXPO.health to Provide Actionable Health IT Insights for Health Systems
The goal of the conference is to improve healthcare by fostering relationships between vendors and innovators.
Giving Data Security a Human Face to Regain Patient Trust
Hardly anyone can imagine the future of healthcare without big data. But with frequent leaks and cyberattacks, how can patients share their personal information?
Why Your Healthcare Organization Should #DitchtheDisk
CDs are costly — and they can affect treatment and patient satisfaction.
3 Tips to Better Understand HIPAA Compliance
Healthcare orgs that run afoul of HIPAA risk exposing patient data and big fines.
U.S. Health IT Experts More Confident in Cybersecurity Practices, Report Finds
But the experts are the least confident in their ability to respond to cyberattacks.
Speaking with the Woman Behind the Facebook Health Data Breach Complaint
Janae Sharp and community data organizer Andrea Downing discuss the leak’s implications for healthcare and patients.
New Healthcare Survey: Cyber and Physical Convergence Increases Cyberthreat Risk
What healthcare organizations need to do to protect their patients from data breaches.
How HHS Is Addressing Cybersecurity Threats
While HHS is continuing to strengthen its information security program, the agency still has security weaknesses that need to be addressed.
How We Can Revamp Our Data Privacy Laws
Our current data privacy laws are not protecting individuals enough.
Healthcare Can't Achieve Value-Based Care Without an Intelligent Enterprise
Ad: How SAP supports critical data and analytics to create a 360-degree view of the patient.
Stakeholders Must Be Proactive About Cybersecurity
The healthcare sector is still at an increased risk, so what can stakeholders do to fight off cyber threats?
How to Safeguard Hospital Data from Email Spoofing Attacks
Training and social media standards are a couple of tools that can fight off attackers.
Consumers Are Not Prepared to Handle Cybersecurity Threats, Morphisec Report Finds
Nearly 80 percent of consumers said they are not prepared to handle cyberattack threats on their own.
Healthcare Needs Protection from Its Own Innovation
Physicians and clinicians must demand global security standards.
Health IT Teams Are Facing Many Challenges in 2019
63 percent of respondents feel unprepared to manage and execute effective IT operations based on the training offered at their organizations.
CynergisTek Sells Managed Print Services to Vereco for $30M
The deal could help CynergisTek expand its services.
Regulations Can Promote Innovation, Even in Healthcare
New laws create new problems, and entrepreneurs and innovators rise to the challenge.
FoIP: How the Faithful Fax Is a Modern Solution
Fax machines might not be long for the world, but healthcare can still use them.
After Push to Embrace Digital Health, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Resigns
In two years, Gottlieb tried to foster digital health approvals and medical device cybersecurity.
Why Experts Think e-Commerce Hacker FIN6 Is Moving Into Healthcare
Healthcare systems need to double-down on cybersecurity.
The Promise of Blockchain Technology in Healthcare
How Care.Wallet leverages the blockchain — and what this use case means for healthcare.
Hacking and Neglect Continue to Keep Healthcare in Danger
The healthcare sector reported the most cyber incidents in 2018.
Your MRI Is Hacked: Transfer $100K in Bitcoin, Please
How hospitals can defend data and patients from ransomware attacks.
How Cybersecurity Can Keep Up with the Telehealth Boom
Health IT innovations require all stakeholders to bolster their cyberdefenses.
Securing the Internet of Medical Things
How healthcare organizations can leverage the IoMT without providing an opening to cybercriminals.
Consumer Demand Will Drive Real Health-Tech Change in 2019, HIMSS Report Finds
The trends reflect healthcare's evolution toward a more value-based care model with more digital health innovations.
5 Common HIPAA Privacy Gaps
How healthcare organizations can prevent HIPAA violations.
Medical Device Security Company Medigate Raises $15M
The issue must demand attention from healthcare leaders. But who’s focusing on medical device security?
