Privacy & Security
At Central Oregon Radiology Associates, network detection and response technology provides improved, more manageable security while cutting costs, its CIO reports.
Researchers surveyed nearly 600 health IT and security professionals about the ways cyberattacks disrupt care delivery and put patient safety at risk.
The hackers reportedly began posting patient names, Social Security numbers and medical information on their blog earlier this month.
The IT veteran, who comes to the Florida health system with both hospital and vendor experience, wants to "humanize technology to solve problems in new ways."
HIMSS21
The next step in interoperability is adding a level of intelligence to find the important information in data, says Lyniate COO Scott Galbari.
In a new JAMA study, researchers found that parents and guardians may be using their adolescents' personal health records to communicate with clinicians, leading to questions about confidentiality.
This week's top stories include a class-action lawsuit alleging Aetna doesn't provide equal access to fertility treatments, and healthcare IT decision-makers saying their organizations are at risk of security threats due to skills gaps.
The agency also extended its statement to health apps, noting that there are still too few privacy protections for them.
New research shows that 40% of staff are missing cyber security expertise while 39% lack essential data protection knowledge.
"We urge readers to immediately update all Apple devices," said cybersecurity researchers who discovered the flaw.