Jessica Davis
data security
More attacks are coming and they will be much worse, Greg Touhill and other security experts told a House Science subcommittee.
Mobile Health IT
The National Security Agency said that tactics, techniques and targets of the massive ransowmare assault point to North Korea’s spy agency: the Reconnaissance General Bureau
Electronic Health Records
While the vendor will be the same as the DoD's system, VA's platform will be designed to meet particulars that are vastly different, David Shulkin, MD, told the Senate VA committee on Wednesday.
IT Infrastructure
About 15 percent of healthcare organizations are running on outdated systems or browsers, while 160 million computers, IoT devices and servers still have open ports, studies found.
Electronic Health Records
Appropriations Committee says the VA must detail how the new EHR would be interoperable with the DoD and private sector systems.
Precision Medicine
Privacy protections, fraud guidelines and issues with discrimination need to be addressed before widespread adoption, expert says.
Precision Medicine
While the industry is rapidly making progress on precision medicine, cultural, policy and regulatory changes are limiting momentum, industry leaders said at the Precision Medicine Summit on Monday.
Failure to conduct minimal documentation reviews left the incentive program open to abuse of federal funds, agency says.
Privacy & Security
As cyberthreats increase, the emerging role helps hospitals fill in key security roles to bolster policies and provide necessary experience.
Privacy & Security
While the U.S. was relatively spared from the massive impact from the May ransomware attacks, it’s clear that new cybersecurity threats require updated guidelines, HHS, CMS, ASPR officials say.