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Privacy & Security

Precision Medicine
By Jessica Davis | 01:20 pm | November 28, 2017
The genomic data management company will reimburse its customers up to $1 million for certain data loss associated with unauthorized account activity.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:33 pm | November 27, 2017
Cottage Health breached the data of over 50,000 patients in 2013 and 2015 after leaving a server unencrypted and without a firewall, permissions or password protection.
Claims Processing
By Mike Miliard | 01:30 pm | November 22, 2017
Some would pay as much as $1,000 for genomic sequencing offered through employer health plans.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:22 pm | November 22, 2017
Hacking incidents caused the majority of healthcare breaches in October, but insider errors impacted an even greater amount of patient records, according to the Protenus Breach Barometer.
Electronic Health Records
By Mike Miliard | 10:42 am | November 21, 2017
By redesigning IT processes with help from Citrix and close input from clinicians, the health system is driving efficiency, bolstering security and boosting morale.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 01:29 pm | November 20, 2017
Congressman says BOMs included with every device will help organizations assess threats and give transparency with managing system vulnerabilities.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 10:49 am | November 20, 2017
The Internet of Medical Things Resilience Partnership Act would require the FDA to establish a working group to recommend frameworks and guidelines for medical device security.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 10:37 am | November 20, 2017
More employees work remotely and shop online during the holidays and, as a result, cybercriminals increase their attacks on healthcare and other organizations.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 05:34 pm | November 16, 2017
A Ponemon Institute report predicts 35 percent of cyberattacks to be fileless in 2018, and these attacks are nearly 10 times more likely to succeed than file-based attacks.
Compliance
By Jessica Davis | 03:09 pm | November 15, 2017
HHS is accused of retaliating against two of its cybersecurity leaders for speaking with the committee.