During a featured session at Becker’s Hospital Review 15th Annual Meeting in April, Eli Tarlow, a healthcare strategist and director with the tech firm CDW, took the stage to confront a sobering reality: health systems must be prepared to deliver…
Cybersecurity
Hospitals and health systems are being urged to heighten cybersecurity defenses ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, a time of year that often brings increased risk of cyberattacks. “We are subject to heightened cyber risk during holidays,” John Riggi,…
Five vendors have emerged as key cybersecurity partners for small and rural hospitals in 2025, according to a June 30 report from Black Book Research. The report surveyed 187 leaders at hospitals with fewer than 150 beds on their cybersecurity…
A growing number of small and rural hospitals are delaying cybersecurity improvements due to looming Medicaid funding cuts, according to a June 30 report from Black Book Research. The survey of 187 leaders at hospitals with fewer than 150 beds…
A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the hack of Harlan, Iowa-based Myrtue Medical Center, Claim Depot reported June 29. In a June 27 notice, the hospital said it detected suspicious activity on its network June 13 and has since…
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The FBI is warning Americans about a growing scam in which criminals pose as health insurance representatives or fraud investigators to steal personal and medical information. In a public service announcement issued June 27, the agency said scammers are contacting…
Bangor, Maine-based Northern Light Health is notifying patients that a third-party vendor experienced a data breach that may have exposed protected health information related to sleep study services. Compumedics, a provider of diagnostic and research technologies for sleep disorders, informed…
Lewiston-based Central Maine Healthcare continues to restore services 25 days after a cyber incident caused IT outages, WGME reported. The three-hospital system brought back radiation treatments June 25 and has also prioritized reestablishing its retail pharmacy and outpatient diagnostic services,…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is warning healthcare providers and suppliers about a new fraud scheme involving fake faxed requests for medical records. According to a June 26 alert posted on CMS’ website, scammers are impersonating CMS and…
Healthcare has become the most targeted U.S. critical infrastructure industry by hackers. But which states have been impacted the most by the breaches? Here are the 10 states with the most individuals affected by healthcare data breaches between February 2023…