Jessica Davis

A three-year study on a large mid-Atlantic hospital found that the laboratory department was hit the hardest during downtime, with patient identification as the largest challenge.

The volume of ransomware attacks may have slowed during the first quarter of 2017, but WannaCry and the resurgence of Locky signal what’s on the horizon.

HHS warns providers to update patches to stop the malware from spreading because even if it cannot encrypt data it can take out your networks.

The agency will get out of software development and move to the same vendor as DoD.

A cybersecurity task force report released Friday revealed a laundry list of vulnerabilities including the lack of capable security workforce.

While Check Point’s report didn’t break down the infected countries by industry, healthcare security leaders should add this newest outbreak to their threat intelligence radar and monitor for any developments.

In a White House press briefing, David Shulkin, MD, called on Congress to extend the Veterans Choice program and help him build private-public partnerships to improve veterans’ care.

The Texas health system officials say patient safety wasn’t affected, but patients contacted Austin’s KXAN with their concerns.

The embattled biotech mogul will join Sutter Health informaticist Steven Lane, MD and Norton Healthcare CIO Steve Ready on the HHS task force established by the 21st Century Cures Act.

CORHIO will launch its first use case in June, while a second use case centered around connected care management platform will launch at a later date.