Jack McCarthy

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated that data breaches and hacking attacks will expand the information security professional workforce by nearly 20 percent. 

The agency used advanced analytics, partnered with law enforcement, instituted more stringent screening practices and moved away from its so-called pay-and-chase method to save billion of dollars. 

Researchers propose tactics for preventing ransomware attacks and learning from them when they do occur, based on NIST’s cybersecurity framework. 

While new models of care have emerged, none are easily replicable. That’s challenging in an industry where spending is uncertain but providers and policymakers can look to the most expensive patients as an opportunity to drive innovation.  

In a letter to Democrat committee chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings, the AHA and Federation of American Hospitals request that the platform excludes a public option. 

New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association research found that inaccuracies within electronic health records are significantly higher than those in paper records. 

Early stage investments have already climbed close to $4 billion this year, according to a report published by StartUp Health, which is fostering an ecosystem of emerging companies in the healthcare sector. 

The high number of breaches span payers, providers and an NFL team and prove just how vulnerable the industry is, the new Healthcare Breach Barometer from Protenus and Databreaches.net said. 

The hospital and technology incubator are jointly working on a population health tool, to debut next year, that will tie together disparate data sets and resources designed to advance individual and community health. 

A recent poll found that nearly half of responding healthcare executives expect that the move from volume to value will adversely impact revenue, which makes investing in technologies even more critical to competing in the market.