Jessica Davis
Electronic Health Records
A trio of President Trump’s friends reportedly held up the Cerner EHR contract and influenced policies, among a host of other claims.
IT Infrastructure
More than 3 million patient records were breached between April and June, highlighting an even bigger issue: Risk increases over time without proper education or reporting.
Electronic Health Records
Security researchers notified the open source EHR managing software of nearly 30 critical vulnerabilities – the second set of vulnerabilities found in a year.
Workforce
While the industry is changing at rapid pace, leading HIPAA attorney Pam Hepp says there are plenty of opportunities for women when they push the boundaries of their comfort zones.
Privacy & Security
A configuration error left a database filled with healthcare data exposed on the internet, and the data could be accessed and changed by anyone without a password.
Privacy & Security
Tied down by staffing and budget issues, while the industry is still debating the best way to fix healthcare’s security woes, hackers are only getting smarter and continuing to shell the industry in full force.
Privacy & Security
What experts are saying hospitals can do now to avoid falling prey to the ransomware as hackers show no signs of stopping.
IT Infrastructure
Orlando Orthopaedic’s transcriptionist vendor misconfigured access to a database during a software upgrade. The health center waited nearly six months to report.
IT Infrastructure
This is the second breach for the health system this year, and the biggest health data breach of 2018 in the U.S.
Compliance
Just one year after it settled with the DOJ for $155 million, OIG dinged the cloud-based EHR vendor for violating the settlement terms in its corporate integrity agreement.