Privacy & Security

The AHA and National Rural Health Association are also onboard for the initiative, which will offer grants, free endpoint security advice and other resources for critical access and emergency hospitals.

Working with Digital Therapeutic Alliance, the data exchange alliance will offer independent assessments of health apps and other patient-facing tools for interoperability, transparency, privacy and security.

Also, SA Ambulance Service is set to implement an electronic patient care record system.

Dr. Marschall Runge, CEO of Michigan Medicine and dean of U-M Medical School, discusses the real-world insider threats that inspired his new "techno-medical thriller," whose plot focuses on misuse of a national electronic health record.

To remain competitive, hospitals must modernize their technology infrastructure — and find a partner who can provide the reliable connectivity needed to support new systems and devices.

EHR access has been restored in Florida, Alabama and Austin, Texas.

A long-requested update in Smart CRM stores protected data, giving healthcare organizations more integrated patient information to streamline patient engagement efforts.

Rural hospitals bear the brunt of relentless ransomware attacks and face the greatest risk for patients with no nearby alternatives for lifesaving care. Government, Congress and industry must act, a new report says.

The tools will use artificial intelligence to protect data centers by authorizing access and detecting intruders.

While UnitedHealth has yet to file a data breach report with HHS, covered entities can delegate the job of notifying patients that their healthcare data was exposed in the crippling ransomware attack to the UHG subsidiary.