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Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 10:57 am | June 12, 2017
As cyberthreats increase, the emerging role helps hospitals fill in key security roles to bolster policies and provide necessary experience.
Connected Health
By Mike Miliard | 04:09 pm | June 09, 2017
Innovative notices help technology developers clearly communicate their policies to consumers.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 02:40 pm | June 09, 2017
The actor stars in The Wolf, a series of videos from HP that focus on IT security.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 05:14 pm | June 08, 2017
While the crisis in cybersecurity staffing grows, healthcare IT and HR executives could be in a good position to lure cybersecurity talent.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 04:04 pm | June 08, 2017
While the U.S. was relatively spared from the massive impact from the May ransomware attacks, it’s clear that new cybersecurity threats require updated guidelines, HHS, CMS, ASPR officials say.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 11:43 am | June 08, 2017
While previous security training was “death by PowerPoint,” new 10-minute training modules have vastly improved employee engagement, system says.
Electronic Health Records
By Jessica Davis | 04:59 pm | June 07, 2017
A three-year study on a large mid-Atlantic hospital found that the laboratory department was hit the hardest during downtime, with patient identification as the largest challenge.
Analytics
By Mike Miliard | 04:42 pm | June 07, 2017
But big hurdles related to data, technology and staffing need to be cleared first.
Privacy & Security
By Jessica Davis | 11:36 am | June 07, 2017
The volume of ransomware attacks may have slowed during the first quarter of 2017, but WannaCry and the resurgence of Locky signal what’s on the horizon.
Privacy & Security
By Bill Siwicki | 02:40 pm | June 06, 2017
Security audits can also help to determine the value of legacy systems and calculate the risk of keeping them against the cost of replacement.