Compliance & Legal
The frequency of cyberattacks on hospitals and health systems more than doubled from 2016 to 2021, say researchers, and the incidents have exposed the protected health information of nearly 42 million patients.
An expert offers perspective on the complex process, and explains how automation can save time and trouble for telehealth initiatives – and help providers avoid costly errors.
The social media giant says it will appeal the European Union's decision that Meta Platforms violated GDPR. We asked one privacy lawyer whether the decision might penetrate the company's reliance on contractual necessity in the U.S.
The ONC study of national survey data examined the percentage by race and ethnicity of patients offered access to a patient portal, and the role of providers in facilitating the process. For those offered access, health disparities largely diminished.
Leveraging AI, machine learning and neural networks can help healthcare standardize data, comply with info blocking requirements and improve health outcomes.
The new security requirements conform with the ACSC's Essential Eight strategies for mitigating cybersecurity incidents.
The proposal provides a "valuable tool to support the electronic submission of healthcare information," said CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure. It would reduce provider burden and could save more than $450 million a year.
The American Hospital Association is calling for greater federal support for victims of cyberterrorism to help get hospitals back online quickly. It also advises hospitals to coordinate cyber response with their regional emergency planning efforts.
In this special episode, recorded live in Boston at the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, Roshal Marshall of McKesson discusses this and other issues, including AI integrity and information blocking rule compliance.
A letter from the HIMSS EHR Association outlines concerns and requests clarifications around issues such as automation bias and how the industry would transition away from legacy technologies that conflict with the guidance.