Privacy & Security

Asan Medical Center has saved 10,587 staff hours and over 315 million won in operational costs through RPA.

The global IT outage on July 19 was a catastrophe of cinematic proportions, said the chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, but the cybersecurity giant insists new and revised procedures would now catch any similar mistake before it's pushed out. 

The aim is to bolster more consistent use of the HL7 interoperability standard across HHS, says the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy, and help "break down the silos separating patients, providers, payers, public health and research."

There are risks to consider when choosing a single provider, says Homestyle CIO Peter Gunn.

The high-stakes lawsuit alleges that the EHR giant violated federal law prohibiting unfair business practices. Epic, meanwhile, says that Particle has violated HIPAA.

Crowdstrike has new partnerships that bolster and streamline SOC processes and spur AI-driven security innovations. Also, Oracle, Meditech and Innovaccer add tools to improve daily healthcare operations.

Dr. Sonya Makhni, medical director of applied informatics at Mayo Clinic Platform, says providers want assurances that artificial intelligence tools are useful, transparent, explainable and secure.

Nana Odom, head of clinical engineering at Cleveland Clinic London, says healthcare organizations should educate all employees to understand and observe cybersecurity best practices.

Compromised by a phishing email, the health system says some employee and patient personal information may have been impacted.

Kelly Arduino, healthcare practice leader at accounting firm Wipfli, discusses $800 million in cybersecurity resources recently made available by the White House, along with new tools and services from Microsoft, designed for critical access hospitals.