Community Health Systems Reports Data Breach in SEC Filing
CHS: 1 Million Patients Affected by GoAnywhere MFT Hack
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How Vulnerabilities Hide in Plain Sight (& How to Mitigate Them)
From new applications that help manage patient care delivery to a growing number of innovative technologies now integrated into healthcare, it can be challenging for security and compliance teams to get their arms around new and emerging threats. On top of that, there...
The Privacy and Security Implications of Big Health Data Initiatives
WHITE PAPER Introduction In the 21st Century, personal data has become the new "gold rush" for the health care industry. The term "big data" is used to describe large amounts of a variety of data that is quickly available for analysis. As you read this article,...
Three common threats to patient privacy: how to find and mitigate them
HIPAA requires healthcare organizations and business associates to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of all personal health information (PHI); however, this is increasingly challenging as the evolving threat landscape creates new risks for...
Software’s ‘intangible’ nature raises insurance concerns in court ruling
A case quietly settled in the Ohio Supreme Court earlier this month contains language that could signal further trouble amid ongoing shifts in cyber insurance, particularly for healthcare providers relying on alternative insurance policies to protect the enterprise in the event of a network outage.
FBI Seizes Hive Ransomware Group’s Website
On Jan. 26, AG Garland and FBI Director Wray held a news conference regarding the seizure of the Hive ransomware group’s website—vice president of security services at Clearwater comments on the news to Healthcare Innovation
Health Entities Should Vet Risks of ChatGPT Use
Clinicians should think twice about using artificial intelligence tools as productivity boosters, healthcare attorneys warned after a Florida doctor publicized on TikTok how he had used ChatGPT to write a letter to an insurer arguing for patient coverage.
Change, Opportunities, and Threats: Our State of the Industry Survey
The January-February cover story of Healthcare Innovation offers readers a glimpse of the current landscape around value-based contracting, the leveraging of analytics to support population health management, the state of cybersecurity, and much more
5 Executive Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions to Watch in 2023
Cyberattacks on the healthcare industry will continue to increase: The healthcare industry is most vulnerable to cyberattacks, which makes it a lucrative target for cybercriminals; attacks on the healthcare industry have grown significantly in 2022, and attacks will even go further in 2023.
Ransomware can cost hospitals millions—and then some
The increase in ransomware attacks in healthcare is exacting a hefty price from providers, who face huge potential costs arising from more than just the initial ransom, such as lost patient revenue, the need for remediation, and more.