Internet-connected medical devices that feed patient data into EHRs are expected to explode in use in the coming years, presenting a cybersecurity challenge to hospitals and health systems.
Category: cybersecurity
Healthcare cybersecurity market to surpass $52B by 2030: 5 takeaways
As cybersecurity becomes more integrated with a healthcare organization’s bottom line, a report from research firm Cognitive Market Research projects that the healthcare cybersecurity industry will hit $52.54 billion by 2030.
An employee of a California hospital accidentally leaks PHI
An error led to some patient information from John Muir Health Walnut Creek (Calif.) Medical to have been accessed by an unauthorized party, JDSupra reported April 18.
Breast cancer patient asks Lehigh Valley to pay $5M ransom to have nude photos taken offline
A patient whose nude breast cancer photos were posted online by a hacker group is asking Allentown, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Health Network to pay the $5 million ransom to have them removed, The Wall Street Journal reported April 19.
Only 22% of healthcare workers say cybersecurity protocols are strictly enforced
Only 39 percent of healthcare workers said they look at their organization’s security protocols before introducing a new tool or technology, according to an April 13 survey from Salesforce.
HHS provides free cybersecurity training, resources for hospitals
HHS has released new resources for hospitals and health systems to fight the growing cyber security threat.
University of Miami Health System using identity verification tech to improve security
The University of Miami Health system is integrating the Powered by Clear identity verification platform into its network.
Healthcare orgs only dedicate 6% of IT budgets to cybersecurity
Healthcare organizations are at a disadvantage when it comes to protecting themselves from hackers as only 6 percent of their IT budgets are dedicated to cybersecurity, BankInfoSecurity reported April 14.
Lawsuit alleges Tenet, Conifer failed to prevent data theft of PHI
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and RCM company Conifer are facing a lawsuit alleging that their lack of cybersecurity measures led to a January 2020 data breach that compromised the protected health information of patients, Class Action reported April 1…
Lawsuit alleges Excela Health shared patient data with Facebook, Google
A lawsuit claims that Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health improperly disclosed patients’ protected health information to Facebook and Google, TribLive reported April 12.
