Security

Experts discuss where medical devices are headed as the internet of things continues to expand.

Organizations should treat the third-party vendor relationship like a marriage, continuing to assess and manage compliance, Henry Ford Health System’s Privacy and Security Director says.

The first female U.S. chief information officer, star of the CBS show "Hunted" and Fortalice Solutions CEO Theresa Payton will speak at the upcoming Boston event in October. 

While fighting conspiracy allegations for more than a year, Kaspersky had continued to work with law enforcement to fight ransomware and other threats, including the global WannaCry attack.

It doesn’t need express written consent to use the technology for “essential” alerts, the HIE’s CEO explains, and the result is better care.

Hospitals should also expect Blockchain, patient experience and new iteration of vendor neutral archive capabilities.

A recent University of California survey found that a few delivery organizations and vendors believe 100 to 1,000 patients have had adverse events from compromised health IT infrastructure - and the threat will only persist.

Health system executives are convinced that mobile technology improves patient safety, but are looking for tools that feature robust security features, according to Black Book.

A number of high-profile doctors, nurses and CIOs have left hospitals to work at tech companies and they are certainly making an impact.

The month-long window is the shortest turnaround from a state and doesn’t exempt the healthcare sector, effectively giving Colorado providers just half the time required by HIPAA to report.