Data Warehousing

Long Beach, California-based SCAN Health Plan reported its contact sheets' system had been breached by an unauthorized party, which exposed the data from its 107,000 members and some non-plan members who provided their personal information to its sales team.

In response to the growing opioid epidemic in the state, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced the launch of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program this week. State officials hope it will help to spot patients battling addiction and allow for intervention.

TrapX, a cybersecurity company, has launched CryptoTrap: a community ransomware decryption tool designed to help healthcare organizations and others bolster their security measures.

HHS initiative to re-focus on incidents affecting fewer than 500 patients.

Stanford clinicians shine a light on how today's products are missing out on big opportunities.

As cybercriminals continue to assault the healthcare industry, most health executives are elevating data security as a business priority, according to the 2016 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey, released Aug. 16.

The Reston, Virginia provider said patient protected health information and financial data was compromised by unauthorized third parties outside of the U.S.

The university aims to make genetic testing a regular part of healthcare using Google's Cloud Platform and informatics.

Newkirk Products, which provides ID cards for health insurance plans, reported an unauthorized access to a server containing member information.

OCR found the Illinois-based health system failed to conduct a thorough risk assessment and limit physical access to electronic health systems, among other infractions.