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By Mike Miliard | 10:53 am | October 11, 2021
The bicameral legislation, introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Deborah Ross, would require disclosure about size, currency and more within 48 hours of payments.
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By HIMSS TV | 09:15 am | October 11, 2021
Adobe's Tom Swanson and Anil Chakravarthy and CommonSpirit Health's Adam Rice discuss how healthcare organizations can use data to meet patients' needs for personalized service while following privacy regulations.
By Kat Jercich | 01:25 pm | October 08, 2021
The agency noted that communications about cyber risks should be easy to understand and readily available online.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:13 pm | October 07, 2021
The vendors discovered that distributed ledger technology was much faster and more efficient, while maintaining necessary privacy and security.
By Kat Jercich | 03:01 pm | October 06, 2021
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center observed that a LockBit affiliate appeared to have a "contradictory code of ethics" when it came to attacking healthcare entities.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:23 pm | October 06, 2021
A security professional with deep healthcare expertise offers his perspective on medical-device patching and previews cybersecurity trends for 2022.
By Kat Jercich | 04:24 pm | October 05, 2021
Members of Congress introduced several bills geared toward identifying critical infrastructure and requiring certain organizations to report cyber incidents in a timely manner.
By HIMSS TV | 03:51 am | October 05, 2021
Monthly Update: HIMSS Media's Jonah Comstock recaps some of September's top healthcare stories, including big news for big tech, data security threats and more.
By HIMSS TV | 07:40 am | October 04, 2021
In this edition of "Workplace Re-Entry in the Healthcare Industry," healthcare attorney Aaron Maguregui discusses HIPAA and patient privacy in regard to telehealth and his projections for the post-COVID-19 world.
By Mike Miliard | 02:31 pm | October 01, 2021
The 2019 incident, which disabled Springhill Medical Center's EHR and patient monitors for days, obscured access to critical information that could have allowed for a lifesaving C-section, the baby's mother says.