Privacy & Security

Also, NHS launches new online support for people with diabetes in this week’s Healthcare IT News roundup.

This week's top stories include CMS giving hospitals guidance in their efforts to reopen ailing service lines, a glitch exposing video of patient consultations and making telehealth accessible to the underserved.

Fortinet's Sonia Arista and Renee Tarun discuss cybersecurity challenges for healthcare in a changing business landscape.

The error allowed a patient to access video recordings of another patient’s consultation.  

Experts say the coronavirus pandemic acts like "blood in the water" for cybercriminals looking to exploit tech vulnerabilities.

The tool, developed by scientists at UT Dallas and Vanderbilt, can help weigh the risks that a person might be identified when their health data is shared with researchers.

Experts say a functioning system should be based on understanding your workforce, your technology and your employee workload – and it should involve everyone in your organization.

The Exposure Notification Privacy Act requires public health officials to be involved with any exposure notification systems and prohibits commercial use of users' data.

The group tells CMS and Congress that two-dozen "cumbersome" regulations, many related to telehealth, that were waived or relaxed in response to COVID-19 should stay that way.

Big transitions can present an opportunity to enact security improvements, but they can also make a complicated process even more complex.