Privacy & Security
What we know about this "well-planned assault" underscores the need for transparency in reporting cyber incidents and highlights the urgency of contingency planning for healthcare organizations, says a leader from the National Cybersecurity Alliance.
UnitedHealth Group says the pharmacy network could be back online as soon as today.
The reach of the cyberattack is a looming crisis for providers' financial stability, particularly in rural areas, and could soon impact patient care, said Ted Okon of the Community Oncology Alliance.
By adding the content-as-a-service platform and other evidence-based patient education tools to its Ignite portfolio, WebMD will support 650+ healthcare organizations – including more than 50% of U.S. hospitals and several major payers, the company said.
Deploying a HIPAA-compliant approach to endpoint devices was part of the Alliance Clinical Network's larger IT strategy, explains Michael Trzcinski, its vice president of IT, cybersecurity and facility operations, ahead of his presentation.
With major cyberattacks bringing big disruptions to pharmacies, hospitals and other health organizations, the stakes for data security and patient safety could hardly be higher. At HIMSS24, IT and infosec leaders share best practices.
Federal agencies confirm, in the wake of the Change Healthcare cyberattack, that healthcare organizations have been targeted since the DOJ announced the seizure of the cyberterror gang's infrastructure in December.
Developed over eighteen months by the Cybersecurity Working Group and government partners, the plan is a five-year health industry roadmap for addressing frequent and sophisticated cyber incidents aimed at the sector.
Billed as the first major overhaul in a decade for the National Institute of Standards and Technology's foundational risk management approach, CSF 2.0 has new resources to help organizations better position themselves to mitigate cyber threats.
The watchdog agency has reached an agreement with a behavioral health practice for potential HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule violations leading up to and at the time of the 2019 breach.