Jessica Davis

When servers are configured to allow anonymous access, hackers can infiltrate an organization and launch a cyberattack.

The health system drastically reduced documentation time and number of clicks within its Cerner EHR after a three-year optimization project.  

Urology Austin, a healthcare provider with locations throughout central Texas, began notifying its patients March 24 that hackers may have accessed patient records that included names, dates of birth, addresses, medical information and Social Security numbers.

The former director of the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank is a staunch opponent of civil rights for transgender people, whom he'll be tasked to protect as OCR director.

Shulkin said it had been a "strategic mistake" to not rethink VistA concurrently with the Department of Defense's EHR modernization, but promised a clear vision for the VA's health IT strategy by the summer.

Healthcare leaders are zeroing in on population health, patient engagement and analytics, according to a new Premier study.

The good news? Hacking was down and only comprised 12 percent of reported incidents during the last month.

The attack potentially breached data of patients who visited the organization between 2003 and 2010.

More than 4,000 ransomware attacks occur daily and healthcare is the largest target. Despite HHS requirements and significant risk of untimely notification, however, breach reporting doesn’t match up.

The uptick in ransomware is giving rise to a new question of whether hackers actually breach the data they encrypt or not and, in turn, how victimized organizations should respond.