Quality and Safety
The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center observed that a LockBit affiliate appeared to have a "contradictory code of ethics" when it came to attacking healthcare entities.
The 2019 incident, which disabled Springhill Medical Center's EHR and patient monitors for days, obscured access to critical information that could have allowed for a lifesaving C-section, the baby's mother says.
While the 'robot' aspect of RPA gets most of the attention, successful implementation centers on the people and processes that will be impacted by the technology – and in a healthcare system where burnout is rampant, there are plenty of those.
Remote clinical pharmacists leveraged the technology to contact physicians and other on-site caregivers to collaborate on patient rounds, consults, clinical recommendations, virtual huddles and patient education.
A CISO talks with Healthcare IT News about boards' changing views of security, how hospitals are adapting to ransomware strikes and how infosec professionals' priorities are shifting along with the threat landscape.
HIMSS21
The IQVIA Institute for Human Data Science's recent report takes a deep dive into health IT trends, explains Executive Director Murray Aitken.
The complaint follows a phishing incident that may have allowed bad actors access to patient information for months.
An expert in emerging technology from the IEEE Standards Association describes the elements that must be considered as artificial intelligence proliferates across healthcare.
Researchers surveyed nearly 600 health IT and security professionals about the ways cyberattacks disrupt care delivery and put patient safety at risk.
The hackers reportedly began posting patient names, Social Security numbers and medical information on their blog earlier this month.