Cybersecurity is one of the major challenges for hospitals and their CIOs amid a spate of cyberattacks and data breaches in the healthcare industry.
Category: cybersecurity
Cybersecurity No. 2 concern of CIOs
With hospitals sitting on so much data in our tech-heavy age, health systems have to be vigilant about safeguarding their patients’ protected health information.
HHS releases guidance on reproductive care privacy
The federal government has released guidance on how members of the public can protect their reproductive health privacy in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Georgia hospital probing cyberattack
Columbus, Ga.-based Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital is investigating a cyberattack, its CEO said June 30.
Fines for non-compliance a top concern of hospital information leaders
The threat of being fined or penalized for regulatory non-compliance is a top concern regarding the ability to safeguard health system data for more than 4 in 10 hospitals, according to a WBR Insights June 2022 report.
15 Million Downloaded Pregnancy Trackers That May Give Data To Cops Without A Warrant—Should You Worry?
A Forbes analysis of two pregnancy and ovulation trackers owned by a $3.6 billion media conglomerate show they reserve the right to share data with law enforcement at their discretion. Privacy activists want such companies to do more to protect users i…
Data of 763 patients at risk after laptop stolen from Seattle clinic
UW Medicine notified patients that a laptop containing patient protected health information was stolen from its Seattle, Wash.-based UWMC-Northwest Neurology Clinic in April.
Alabama hospital’s ED logs found at residential apartment
Birmingham, Ala.-based Grandview Medical Center notified patients that the hospital’s emergency department activity logs were taken in an April data breach, which may have exposed their protected health information.
Avera, Newman Regional + more affected by the MCG Health data breach
A growing number of hospitals and health systems, including Avera and Newman Regional, have been affected by a March 25 data breach on clinical guidance software vendor MCG Health.
Atrium notifies patients of phishing attack
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health notified patients that an April phishing attack on its home health service may have exposed their protected health information.
