Security
The hacker had warned Aesthetic Dentistry and OC Gastrocare in 2016 to pay to keep the records private, but the extortion attempt failed.
And physicians, nurses, executives and other healthcare staff are all carrying devices that are easily lost or stolen.
Electronic Health Records
Cybercriminals can find databases left exposed on outdated or free platforms as easily as searching on the word ‘patient,’ according to DataBreaches.net.
While 40 percent are running projects, IDC says 73 percent of executives are prepared to start Internet of Things work this year.
Governance, training and, yes, monitoring can go a long way to reducing a system’s risk, expert says.
Leaders are intrigued by the digital ledger technology's potential, but intrigue alone won’t get it past regulations.
The two-day conference in San Francisco during May will also include best practices and proven approaches as well as projections about the future of cybersecurity.
Organizations need to engage legal help to assist their CEOs to make smart decisions and improve breach responses, the research firm states.
Only healthcare organizations that can identify, quantify and operationalize risk will be successful.
Despite Trump health policy chaos, hospitals can count on more HIPAA audits and fines, privacy lawy…
Pamela Hepp predicts that Congress will not ultimately repeal the ACA. But even as Republicans look to shrink government, they are historically strong on enforcement -- and HIPAA will not be an exception.