Cybersecurity

As hospitals and health systems face increasing cybersecurity threats, John Riggi, national advisor for cybersecurity and risk at the American Hospital Association, and James "Scott" Gee, deputy national advisor at the AHA, told Becker's that cybersecurity must be viewed as…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights has levied a $548,265 fine against Aurora-based Children's Hospital Colorado for violating HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules.

Whittier, Calif.-based PIH Health has fallen victim to a ransomware attack that has disrupted its network and IT systems.

Email phishing is one of the most common ways hackers try to gain entry into hospital and health system IT networks.

Newburyport, Mass.-based Anna Jaques Hospital has disclosed a data security incident that may have compromised the personal and medical information of patients and employees.

State College, Pa.-based Mount Nittany Health has agreed to pay $1.8 million in a proposed settlement following a lawsuit alleging the health system used tracking software to share private patient information with tech companies for marketing purposes, WJAC reported Dec.…

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health reported that 585,959 patients were involved in a data breach stemming from the use of technology that may have transmitted their information to Big Tech companies.

A federal judge has dismissed a class-action data breach lawsuit against Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health over a 2022 cyberattack.

PIH Health, based in Whittier, Calif., is experiencing a network disruption that is affecting its operations, KABC reported Dec. 4.

Ascension reported a cyberattack on May 8 interrupting its IT systems and disrupting patient care. The system reverted to downtime procedures through mid-June, when the EHR was restored, but reverberations from the attack continue.