Cybersecurity

Hospitals may share a limited amount of protected health information about patients who have been diagnosed or exposed to COVID-19 with law enforcement, paramedics and other first responders, according to new guidelines released March 24 by the Office for Civil…

As Congress argues the coronavirus relief package, they should prioritize the privacy and security of patient data, a coalition of civil-society groups argues, according to Politico’s March 23 Morning eHealth newsletter.

Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health has fired an employee after discovering the employee had inappropriately accessed patient medical records.

The Trump administration released a list of “essential employees” for various industries in its Coronavirus Guidance for America, which includes hospital IT staff.

As organizations take their workforces remote, the number of phishing scams and spam have spiked, according to CNBC.

Device manufacturer Tandem Diabetes Care began alerting 140,781 patients that their personal information may have been exposed in a phishing attack.

Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health began notifying an undisclosed number of patients March 20 of a phishing scheme and subsequent malware attack.

Many organizations are requiring employees to work remotely during the coronavirus pandemic, which has created opportunities for cybercriminals to hack into networks.

Stanford (Calif.) Health Care issued a warning on its website cautioning people about a fake document circulating on Google that claims physicians discovered a potential COVID-19 treatment.

Hospital workers should be cautious of a new phishing email that is impersonating the World Health Organization Director Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.