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HIMSS21
By Nathan Eddy | 01:26 pm | July 20, 2021
"Healthcare IT leaders need to understand the broad range of technologies at use across a hospital and assess which of these systems and machines they would detect attacks against, and where they would be blind."
HIMSS21
By Bill Siwicki | 01:09 pm | July 20, 2021
The health system's manager of information security previews his upcoming HIMSS21 session, discussing the device ecosystem and best practices to defend it.
By Kat Jercich | 12:58 pm | July 20, 2021
In one of the biggest breaches reported to OCR in months, unauthorized parties reportedly accessed files that may have included names, dates of birth and insurance plan member ID numbers, among other information.
By Tammy Lovell | 02:35 am | July 20, 2021
Glitch means people can obtain a pass by entering fake test results into the system. 
By Kat Jercich | 04:29 pm | July 19, 2021
A survey of nearly 2,000 technology execs found they expected to see a boost in funding for digital infrastructure – as well as a continuation of work-from-home policies. 
By Kat Jercich | 12:59 pm | July 19, 2021
The Utah-based health system was the latest to feel the effects of the cyberattack on cancer software vendor Elekta.  
By Bill Siwicki | 12:33 pm | July 19, 2021
It averages 4,500 telehealth encounters per month and has not had a single security lapse or data breach in the eight years it has been using the EHR-integrated telehealth solution.
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By Masimo | 06:32 pm | July 16, 2021
Lean on experts in both clinical care and biomedical device security to explore the ins and outs of data utility.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:38 pm | July 16, 2021
In the final installment of our pandemic lessons learned feature series, four health IT leaders also stress the importance of a sound digital foundation, texting best practices and "super speed."
By Rachel McArthur | 11:50 am | July 16, 2021
Announcement comes as the UAE capital prepares to enter another partial lockdown ahead of the Eid Al-Adha holidays.