Government & Policy

Two big changes: EHR makers are now able to self-declare compliance with specific criteria and ONC will not audit certification bodies’ random surveillance practices.

CMS innovation center programs in limbo as officials say free market approach will encourage competition among healthcare providers.

The increase in threats and sophistication have prompted the need to shore up government security policies, according to the agency’s updated 2017 work plan.

Thousands of people in Florida and Texas have made use of remote consults offered by Nemours and others.

Last week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took the unprecedented step of recalling a biomedical device because of concerns over its lack of cybersecurity.

While Kaspersky denied any wrongdoing, Homeland Security is giving agencies 90 days to remove all software from systems.

NHS England officially backs recommendations from Sir John Bell’s Life Sciences Industrial strategy.

These are the steps infosec pros should be taking today.

CEO Mark Harrrison said the system will help file the paperwork required for them to continue to legally live and work in the U.S.

Barry Herrin, principal at Herrin Health Law, says spending more money on security technology will only accomplish diminishing returns. Instead, hospitals should take a broader view of people and processes, implementing risk management frameworks such as NIST SP 800-53 and partnering with external threat groups such as InfoGuard and the FBI.