Privacy & Security

Theft and fraud are becoming major patient safety issues – and experts say the patchwork nationwide approach to COVID-19 vaccine distribution could be making matters worse.

The pathway discovered at Michigan-based Beaumont Health allowed users to "cut in line" to schedule unauthorized appointments and circumvent current state mandates.

Compliance is a serious, enforceable matter – and must be properly addressed in the context of the workplace challenges and changes that have emerged amid the pandemic. 

Reports suggest that President Joe Biden is likely to tap three Obama-era officials for key cyber positions as the government continues to respond to the SolarWinds hack and other high-profile threats.

From this month hospitals can apply for government funding under the Hospital Future Act.

Experts at the American Telemedicine Association's EDGE policy conference on Tuesday said that cybersecurity is a shared responsibility and should be treated as such.

The breach lasted for more than a year and resulted in the disclosure of individuals' names, Social Security numbers and other protected health information.

The web-based Quick Vaccination tool enables customers to more easily administer the vaccine at multiple locations, and generates a certificate that's viewable in the patient portal.

This week's top stories include Flo Health landing in hot water with the FTC over data sharing allegations, states moving forward with second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine and health IT heavy hitters creating the Vaccine Credential Initiative.

Chief security officer at Cybereason calls the breach akin to “acts of war” as EMA confirms that data stolen in December 2020 was released online.