Privacy & Security

The Department of Homeland Security may not use Medicaid data for immigration enforcement purposes and the Department of Health and Human Services may not share the protected patient information, according to a federal court ruling.

The standard aims to protect IoT device data, including RFID tags and medical implants. Four configurations focus on two main tasks – authenticated encryption with associated data and hashing.

DARPA and ARPA-H say the winners and finalists of the AIxCC have developed a level of cyber reasoning that's now ready to tip the scales in favor of defenders – and hopefully make ransomware a thing of the past.

HIMSS Market Insights study shows inadequate IT backbone to support essential technologies.

The final tally has nearly doubled since United Health Group's estimates this past December. With breach notifications now mailed, the incident call center will be closing Aug. 26, says UHG.

The California class action suit alleged that the Facebook parent company had collected data from the Flo Health period tracking app and used it without consent for targeted advertising.

Innovaccer, Palo Alto Networks, Samsung and others are using artificial intelligence to improve patient access, enhance urgent care and home health with clinical insights, position mobile health data for consumption, and secure agentic AI integrations.

There are still risks that hospitals must keep in mind when setting up AI-powered defence systems, according to a private hospital chain's CIO.

Sweden's digital literacy is an asset in transitioning to the European Health Data Space, but the Swedish eHealth Agency's Gunilla Nordlöf believes success depends on building public trust and communicating the value of sharing data.

The Trump administration initiative brings together Big Tech, health IT vendors, and provider and payer systems in an API-powered effort to give patients greater control over their health data. Some have questions about privacy.