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Security
By Jessica Davis | 04:52 pm | July 26, 2017
The ongoing staffing shortage and budget constraints are making it difficult to protect health information, but it’s possible to piece together an effective security strategy by aligning the necessary pieces.
Security
By Bill Siwicki | 04:38 pm | July 26, 2017
Michael Daniel developed cybersecurity policy and strategy for the United States and helped the U.S. partner with the private sector, nongovernmental organizations and other nations.
Security
By Jessica Davis | 03:14 pm | July 26, 2017
The breach on Women’s Health Care Group of Pennsylvania was discovered in May, but hackers had unauthorized access to the system as early as January.
Security
By Bill Siwicki | 02:17 pm | July 26, 2017
Investment in and high-level attention to cybersecurity are on the decline at a time when nastier cyber-attacks are on the rise, a new KPMG survey finds.
Security
By Mike Miliard | 01:32 pm | July 26, 2017
Town halls at Tufts Medical Center, Texas Children's Hospital, Centura Health and more are meant to give healthcare professionals a chance to compare notes and share strategies for better security.
Legislation
By Jessica Davis | 12:29 pm | July 26, 2017
Office for Civil Rights says the site is now easier to navigate and only contains the last two years of healthcare organization and business associate breaches.
Security
By Bill Siwicki | 10:33 am | July 25, 2017
The latest ‘ransomworm’ attack is not over and, in fact, is already causing permanent damage.
Security
By Jessica Davis | 03:47 pm | July 21, 2017
The transcription service provider is struggling to regain full function of some of its services, primarily its eScription platform, but the company expects full function of the service within two weeks.
Security
By Mike Miliard | 04:33 pm | July 20, 2017
Designed to help providers as more patients exercise their rights to access their health data, the new tool comports with guidelines from both OCR and ONC.
Security
By Mike Miliard | 03:49 pm | July 20, 2017
The All of Us Research Program aims to assemble a representative cohort of 1 million Americans for longitudinal genomic research.