Privacy & Security
Amid the evolving threat landscape healthcare organizations face today, HIMSS said the command center to empower professionals and instill them with optimism, where applicable.
The app enables clinicians to avoid multiple sign-ons and re-authentications within an EHR when accessing data from third-party sources.
The organizations aim to advance the secure exchange of health information and will start by focusing on data related to oncology.
After suing the two companies who claimed St. Jude’s cardiac devices had severe vulnerabilities that put patients at risk, the organization released security patches for the devices this week.
The Office for Civil Rights said the Presence suit marks the first HIPAA enforcement action it imposed on a provider for lack of timely breach notification.
UPMC security chief shares pitfalls and how to avoid them when negotiating cloud computing contracts
John Houston cautions that healthcare entities need to make sure they address downtime, data rights and security when putting together contracts with cloud-based services providers.
Most medical things exhibited at CES 2017 are connected devices with apps that collect, analyze, and feedback data and information to users (patients, consumers, caregivers) and health/care providers (physicians, nurses, care coaches, and others who support people in self-care).
Compliance
Four experts discuss the lessons the healthcare industry learned the hard way this past year – and the need for much stronger security measures in 2017.
The pre-conference, day-long event will feature an update on fast-changing regulatory policy and practices for medical device cybersecurity.
Mayo Clinic IT managers suggest identifying practical solutions, then instituting governance and change management policies around identity management.