Privacy & Security

"We've been able to minimize interruptions to hospital operations and patient care, foster ongoing healthcare innovations with AI and analytics, and allow clinicians to access medical data in seconds," a tech director says.

Adopting a multi-level approach to data protection.

The letter from Sen. Mark Warner to the Facebook founder comes just days after Advocate Aurora Health notified patients of a potential breach involving a pixel-tracking tool.

The health system says that, "out of an abundance of caution," it's assuming that anyone with Advocate Aurora Health MyChart account, including users of its LiveWell app, could be affected – as many as 3 million people.

Cathie Brown, VP of consulting services at Clearwater and former president of Virginia HIMSS, answers that question – and explains how broadband access and improved patient experience are also imperative.

Aimed at health organizations with complex compliance requirements, the Landing Zone Accelerator for Healthcare offers a no-code solution across dozens of AWS services and can help govern multi-account environments.

The attack affects operations across several states, with loss of access to medical records, and the scale of the data breach is still under investigation.

Pinnacle Midlands Health Network has confirmed a data leak following its report of an IT breach on 28 September.

Tony Corkett, CEO of Cloud21, discusses how the company supported IT infrastructure and process improvements for the UK's National Health Service, and discusses what's next for cybersecurity and digital health.

Competitors Humana, MultiPlan, Optum, Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealthcare formed the alliance to unlock the potential of distributed ledger technology. Michael Kim, CIO at MultiPlan, discusses their work.