In a recent conversation with ISMG's Tom Field, SVP of Editorial, Clearwater's Chief Risk Officer, and SVP of Consulting and Customer Success, Jon Moore shared some guidance around practicing due diligence while onboarding new partners and during M&A activities....
Healthcare cyberattacks continue to be a threat that bring potentially costly business consequences for clinical laboratories. Just in the past month, two hospital systems had their health information technology (HIT) systems disrupted due to security incidents.
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.
A conversation with OrthoVirginia CIO, Terri Ripley "It was that Swiss cheese effect; the gaps all lined up perfectly," says Terri Ripley, CIO of OrthoVirginia, describing the perfect storm that made it possible for a cyberattacker to break into their network amid the...
The lawsuits allege that the two largest hospital networks in Louisiana, LCMC Health and Willis-Knighton Health, used tracking code on their websites and shared protected patient data.
Community Health Systems Reports Data Breach in SEC Filing
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...
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,...
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...
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.