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8 steps to recover quickly (and well) from a data breach

July 2, 2019

Via: Health Data Management

8 steps for a successful recovery from a data breach Despite best efforts to protect the organization’s health information, a hacker has breached the walls and now client files are encrypted, ransom demands have been made to restore health records […]


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6 crucial steps to take to avoid a data breach

June 11, 2019

Via: Health Data Management

Healthcare organizations must employ a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity, including robust vendor management strategies. 6 crucial steps to take to avoid a data breach Recently, both Quest Diagnostics and Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) announced related data breaches that […]


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Australian patient data vulnerable to cyber attacks, audit finds

May 30, 2019

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

Victoria’s auditor general Andrew Greaves and his office were able to hack into some of the state’s biggest health databases. They used basic hacking tools to access patient data at five different organisations – Barwon Health, the Royal Children’s Hospital, […]


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Safeguarding medical technology against cyberattacks

March 13, 2019

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

In cases to date, medical devices have not been deliberately targeted, but if these appliances are linked to a hospital network that is vulnerable to attack (such as diagnostic equipment) the threat-level is high. “The FDA isn’t aware of any […]


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Data breach at Atrium Health impacts more than 2.6M records

November 28, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

A major cyber event at Atrium Health, an expansive delivery system with more than 40 hospitals and 900 care locations, could affect more than 2.6 million patient records. Included in that total are about 700,000 affected individuals whose Social Security […]


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HHS opens health cybersecurity coordination center

October 31, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

The Department of Health and Human Services this week officially opened a cybersecurity center designed to support and improve the cyber defense of the U.S. healthcare industry. The Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center—located at HHS headquarters in Washington—is meant to […]


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Data of 75,000 at risk after breach of federal insurance exchanges

October 22, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is reporting unauthorized access to consumer data in systems that support federal insurance exchanges. The agency says the breach affects personal information of thousands of individuals who get their health insurance from Federally […]


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The impact of cloud computing on medical devices

October 4, 2018

Via: medicaldevice-network.com

Cloud computing is a subscription-based infrastructure that delivers services such as storage, databases, software, and networking. The healthcare industry and in particular the medical devices sector has been relatively slow in adopting cloud computing technology. However, the tide is turning […]


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Humana web sites hit by sophisticated data attack

July 3, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Health insurer Humana has notified an undisclosed number of members about a data breach after it uncovered a sophisticated cyber spoofing attack on the Humana.com web site and its Go365.com wellness site. The attack, discovered on June 3, apparently came […]


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Protecting Medical Device Security in the Age of Ransomware

June 25, 2018

Via: HitConsultant

From medication pumps to pacemakers, people depend on lifesaving devices to live their healthiest possible lives and manage chronic ailments. Many of those patients likely hear about cybercriminals orchestrating massive data breaches, and might get concerned about one of those […]


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12 key steps in responding to a data breach

May 8, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

Every healthcare organization should have an incident response plan (IRP) in place before it experiences a breach of protected health information. The IRP is the roadmap for what to do in the event of a data breach—it contains the specific […]


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Most healthcare organizations have suffered data breaches, survey shows

March 12, 2018

Via: Modern Healthcare

While healthcare organizations spent more on information technology from 2016 to 2017, the number of cyberattacks also increased, according to a new survey from the Ponemon Institute. The healthcare organizations surveyed experienced an average of 16 cyberattacks each in 2017, […]


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Number of patient records compromised by data breaches dropped 80% in 2017

February 2, 2018

Via: FierceHealthcare

Healthcare data breaches continued to climb in 2017, but the number of affected patient records declined 80% as the industry managed to avoid a large-scale attack. Still, analysts warned that 2017 may have been an off year for malicious actors […]


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How the healthcare industry is learning from data breaches

August 17, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

Not a day goes by without a discussion of the rapid increase in data breaches impacting the healthcare industry. Information and statistics in this regard are inescapable. For instance, the so-called “Wall of Shame,” which is the public posting of […]


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Insider theft compromises data of rehab center residents

July 6, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

A post-acute rehabilitation center in San Jose, Calif., is notifying about 800 residents that a former employee may have compromised their protected health information. Executives at White Blossom Care Center received a report from an undisclosed source that an employee […]


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Ransomware attack at oxygen vendor affects 500,000 patients

June 26, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

A ransomware attack April 18 at Airway Oxygen in mid-Michigan has resulted in breach notifications being sent to 500,000 current and past patients, as well as 1,160 current and former employees of Airway and a sister company. The company was […]


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Data security survey reveals overconfidence, lack of preparedness

June 20, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

Many organizations are still overly confident about their data security programs, but in fact they are ill-prepared to defend against a significant cyber-attack. That is the finding of a new study by Sapio Research, which surveyed organizations in the United […]


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Hit by a breach? 5 steps you must take

June 14, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

Whether it’s a ransomware attack or a cyber security incident, healthcare organizations have specific obligations to manage the incursion and file appropriate reports with the federal government. Recently, the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human […]


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Western Health Screening breach affects 15,326 patients

May 1, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

Western Health Screening, which provides onsite blood screening services at health fairs across the Colorado Western Slope region, is offering 15,326 affected individuals protective services following a data breach. Much of the at-risk patient information is not highly sensitive—data on […]


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9 important steps in securing medical devices

April 18, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

Manufacturers of both personal and hospital-based medical devices need to ramp up the security protection they offer in their products, starting in the design phase. And healthcare organizations need to amp up the pressure on these vendors by ensuring that […]