Privacy & Security
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.
"More organizations will be compromised," said the info sharing group as it urged updates to ScreenConnect software. The AHA said health systems should assess the effects of staying disconnected from nonimpacted Optum and United Health network services.
Blockchain technology has the potential to transform healthcare, from securing patient data to reducing the risks for data breaches.
Deployed across venture platform 25madison's health tech innovator, the new program establishes baseline target profiles for health tech portfolio companies with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the 405(d) Health Industry Cybersecurity Practices.
Systems across UnitedHealth Group are operational, according to the latest update. However, payment processing outages have been reported.