Six things we learned from Verizon’s report on health data breaches
Breaches of protected health information go far beyond the healthcare industry.
Healthcare information security: A problem all in its own
Although ICD10 and Meaningful Use work may be diminished in 2016, security work is likely to increase. As I’ve told the Board, security is a process, not a project. You’ll get better and better but will never be done.
The Power of One: Redefining Healthcare with an AI-Driven Unified Platform
In a landscape where complexity has long been the norm, the power of one lies not just in unification, but in intelligence and automation.
Before that genomics revolution, we need interoperability, patient engagement and privacy
How do we get this genomics revolution underway? Shake up our healthcare infrastructure by focusing on interoperability, patient engagement and security.
NIST cybersecurity center proposes best practices for mobile EHR security
The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, part of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards of Technology?, is circulating a draft guidance? on best practices for securing healthcare data on mobile devices.
Majority of healthcare organizations have recently seen ‘significant’ data security incident
87 percent of health information security officers and other health IT professionals said that cybersecurity has become a higher business priority within their organizations in the last year, according to a new HIMSS survey.
McKesson hires new CIO/CTO from outside healthcare
McKesson has gone outside the healthcare industry in hiring a new CIO and CTO, naming Kathy McElligott to serve the dual role beginning July 20.
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RCM Outsourcing: Balancing Human Expertise & Smart Technology
Greenway Health blends smart technology with human expertise to elevate revenue cycle.
Chilmark analyst: ‘HIPAA must die’
Chilmark Research analyst Brian Murphy doesn't want HIPAA to die as much as he does the complex web of federal and state healthcare regulations for privacy and security, reimbursement, nurse staffing levels, telemedicine, physician credentialing and other issues.
McGraw to head HHS HIPAA privacy efforts
Health privacy expert Deven McGraw has been named deputy director of health information privacy in the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights.
FTC chair: Health data connectivity carries risks
Health data is very much on the mind of Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, according to an interview published over the weekend in the Washington Post.
CareFirst hack: Security experts weigh in with ‘canned’ statements
By now, you've probably heard that CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, serving Maryland and the Washington, D.C., area, has said it was the victim of a malicious cyberattack. The hack, according to the insurer, involved 1.1 million current and former CareFirst members and customers. naturally, security companies came out of the woodwork, offering news outlest such as this one interviews with their executives who want to discuss cyberattack prevention — and, of course, sell more services.
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Esperion Sets Its Sights on New Areas While Maintaining Commitment to Cardiovascular Health
In a recent interview, Esperion president and CEO, Sheldon Koenig talks about the reality of statin intolerance and his company’s expansion into new diseases
Report: Criminal activity now the No. 1 cause of health data breaches
Criminal attacks have become the leading cause of healthcare data breaches, according to the Traverse City, Mich.-based Ponemon Institute. It is the first time in the five-year history of Ponemon’s annual survey of privacy and security of healthcare data that malicious activity, not negligence or technology glitches, was the No. 1 threat; in fact, Ponemon […]
Don’t wait to secure hospital networks for Apple Watch
With the Apple Watch reportedly selling out everywhere and more than a dozen developers already announcing healthcare apps for the new gadget, hospital IT departments should prepare for another proliferation of mobile devices trying to access their networks, an IT security specialist says.
SAP mobile EMR was exposed to hacks
German software giant SAP recently fixed two potentially dangerous flaws in a mobile medical app that could have allowed malicious hackers to upload fake patient data, Computer World reports, a development that underscores the serious security issues at hand for healthcare, no matter the scale of the organization. SAP was able to fix the issues […]
Deep Panda at it again with Premera hack?
News of the hack that occurred at Premera Blue Cross in Seattle and which involved the medical records of some 11 million members spread quickly over the last two days, and appears to be strikingly similar to the major attack that Anthem suffered barely a month ago. Anthem’s hack involved a staggering 80 million members, […]
Premera Blue Cross breach included medical records of 11M patients
Yet another healthcare entity has been hacked, this time Premera Blue Cross in Washington, which today said it was the target of a “sophisticated cyber attack” that may include medical and financial information on some 11 million customers. The health plan, based just outside of Seattle, said it discovered its IT systems were breached on […]