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Privacy & Security

By Kat Jercich | 01:28 pm | July 02, 2021
In a suit filed in district court this week, four plaintiffs in the healthcare industry say their Alexa-enabled devices may have captured private information without their intention.
By Bill Siwicki | 11:51 am | July 02, 2021
Three health IT leaders from provider organizations nationwide share some advice based on tough lessons learned in the latest installment of Healthcare IT News' feature series.
By Kat Jercich | 12:48 pm | June 30, 2021
Meanwhile, a new report shows that the U.S. leads the way in cybersecurity commitment – though it's clearly still vulnerable.
By Kat Jercich | 12:41 pm | June 29, 2021
A former employee may have inappropriately accessed patient data for more than 11 years, according to local reports.
By Adam Ang | 03:41 am | June 29, 2021
This is the second time that sensitive information from the hospital group has been released after it got hit by ransomware last month.
By HIMSS TV | 09:48 am | June 25, 2021
This week's top stories include Scripps being hit with multiple lawsuits, AWS giving startups a crash course in technical training, and five Blue Cross Blue Shield plans launching a for-profit company focused on lowering drug prices.
By Kat Jercich | 01:05 pm | June 24, 2021
The hackers demanded a ransom, said company representatives, which was not paid. 
By Kat Jercich | 02:24 pm | June 23, 2021
Four suits have been filed in state and federal court so far against the health system in the wake of a weeks-long network shutdown.
By Bill Siwicki | 12:10 pm | June 23, 2021
The provider's CISO and CTO offers some best practices for pulling through an attack – and describes how to bolster cyber defenses so it doesn't happen again.
HIMSS21
By Kat Jercich | 11:18 am | June 23, 2021
Trinity Health's Dr. James Angle will present at HIMSS21 about the best ways to protect patient information via privacy engineering and risk assessments.