In April 2021, the 21st Century Cures Act Final Rule went into effect, prohibiting healthcare entities from information blocking to break down barriers that have historically limited patient access to electronic personal health information (ePHI).
Hacking and business associate incidents were the crux of many of the largest health data breaches reported to federal regulators in 2022, foreshadowing the top risks and threats that will more than likely continue to plague healthcare entities and their vendors this year.
2023 is shaping up to be an inflection point for incorporating preventive genetic risk assessments as a standard of care.
The beginning of a new year means it’s time to take a step back and assess the state of things.
The risk of supply chain partners is well-known in all sectors, thanks, in part, to the massive disruptions caused by the Colonial Pipeline, SolarWinds, and Accellion incidents in 2020.
Providers are, in many cases, getting the equivalent of a Russian nesting doll of third-party risks whenever they acquire a complex new technology solution.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation in September warned that it has received multiple reports of cybercriminals increasingly targeting health care payment processors to redirect payments to themselves.
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Ransomware attacks are big business for cyberthieves, and they’re looking to make a bundle off hospitals.