Privacy & Security
The legislation, which would increase data privacy protections by requiring healthcare consumers' consent, has moved forward to the state's senate.
Bill Hudson, chief information officer of Integris Health, previews his HIMSS23 discussion on how information security is imperative for achieving organization-wide goals.
The commission cites strained resources due in large part to healthcare mergers and patient data privacy challenges as a justification for a big increase over 2023 levels to support the Bureau of Competition and Bureau of Consumer Protections.
The Atlantic General Hospital CEO provided a town hall update, while a new breach of a third-party business associate exposed the PHI and PPI of patients nationwide, and the FBI nabbed a cybercrime forum administrator.
Focusing on your network and personnel can help you build better cyber response capabilities, says Aimee Cardwell, SVP and CISO at UnitedHealth Group, in a preview of her upcoming HIMSS23 presentation.
The cybersecurity agency proactively identifies critical infrastructure information systems that contain known ransomware vulnerabilities and provides owners with mitigation guidance to take immediate action.
Cybersecurity and health equity are among the key features of the Biden-Harris Administration's budget proposal for next year, with considerable funding for CISA, HHS and VA data and technology improvements.
The telehealth company said data was transmitted to third parties without patient consent through pixel trackers, including online self-assessment responses and some clinical information.
In a preview of her HIMSS23 session, Florence Hudson, executive director of Columbia University Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub, describes the Clinical Internet of Things, a new IEEE spec designed around trust, identity, privacy, protection and safety.
Jointly developed as a public-private partnership, the new Cybersecurity Framework Implementation Guide from HHS aims to help healthcare organizations assess their current practices and risks and identify gaps.