Zoom recently reached an $85 million settlement agreement for a lawsuit alleging the company shared users’ data and misrepresented encryption claims. It should be a lesson for the industry that health data cannot be used with disregard, a security expert said.
Most apps offering opioid use disorder treatment have access to sensitive identifying information of their users, according to an analysis of 10 of them.
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Providers are the most common targets for cyber criminals attacking the healthcare industry, and now, two major health systems have added their names to the list of recent data breach victims. The recently divulged information breaches affected 255,000 individuals.
The program is open to early-stage health tech and fintech startups that are pre-Series A, less than five years old and have less than $1 million in revenue. The application deadline is 5 PM PT on July 31, 2019.
Scheduling appointments, viewing lab results and requesting prescriptions emerged as the top three functions patients use mobile apps for, according to a SOTI survey of 552 U.S. consumers.
U.S. Venture Partners led the startup's Series A round, and YL Ventures and Blumberg Capital also participated.
The layout of your phlebotomy station can significantly impact efficiency. A well-thought-out setup ensures that every tool is within reach, minimizing unnecessary movement and reducing patient wait times.
The new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology outlines how organizations can use open-source and commercially available tools to keep patient information safe on mobile devices.
Rather than manually entering their username and password every time they utilize a device, Imprivata Mobile Device Access lets clinicians tap their badge to a mobile device, then single sign-on into their applications.
How aware of potential attacks are medical device makers? Pretty aware. But are they taking big steps to do anything about it? Not so much.
That estimate comes from a new, lengthy and pricey report by research firm Frost & Sullivan on the U.S. market for hospital cybersecurity.
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North Memorial Health Care in Minnesota settled for $1.55 million, while Northwell Health's Feinstein Institute for Medical Research on Long Island will pay $3.9 million, both related to stolen laptops and lax security procedures.
See the best and worst from Mobile World Congress, plus new Microsoft security features and thoughts on the Apple encryption battle.
A security expert wants to know how the ransomware got on the computer system. Was an unsuspecting employee the victim of a phishing attack, or was it a true hack? Does the hospital have a suitable backup system in place? When will the computers come back online?
Remember in July when the FDA issued an advisory warning of security flaws in Hospira's Symbiq smart infusion pumps? It apparently was a long time in the making, as "Hacking Healthcare," the cover story in the Nov. 16 issue of Bloomberg Businessweek, chronicles.
The move will allow Fitbit to share data from its corporate wellness platform with care providers, health plans and self-insured employers.