Privacy & Security

Also, South Korea takes a further step to enable health data interoperability.

The company sent patients data breach notifications explaining that names, Social Security numbers and PHI may have been compromised as part of a global cyber campaign that has snared more than 2,000 organizations to date.

Assume a bad actor is already on your health system network and set up tripwires to identify and address what is happening quickly before more damage is done, said Ali Youssef, a cybersecurity director at Henry Ford Health.

Health CIOs shared outcomes, considerations, and success factors in implementing new technologies to advance care.

Transforming legacy systems and breaking down data silos after mergers and acquisitions can usher in more personalized and secure care, explains Janice Reese, advisory member of the HSCC Cybersecurity Working Group.

The North Korean state-sponsored actor known for Ryuk ransomware is deploying two new remote access trojans to target hospitals and health systems through a critical vulnerability affecting 24 products.

Joint governance, audit monitoring and effective communication can help win patient trust, even in a fraught cybersecurity landscape where health systems are targeted for their patient data, says a Kaiser Permanente informatics leader.

As more states roll out e-prescribing legislation, providers can turn to one-stop solutions for multi-factor authentication and identity-proofing.

Taking care to address the challenges of securing remote patient monitoring devices will help mitigate the cybersecurity risks of hospital-at-home care, says Kevin Littlefield, principal, cybersecurity at MITRE.

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