Alexandria, Minn.-based Alomere Health began notifying 49,351 patients Jan. 3 that their information may have been exposed in two phishing attacks.
Cybersecurity
The IT department at Aspen Valley (Colo.) Hospital blocked a ransomware attack after discovering malicious malware was being used to infect its system, according to the Aspen Times.
While more than half (53 percent) of Americans feel that technology has helped them establish a more connected relationship with healthcare providers, just 38 percent believe there are proper safeguards in place to protect their personal health information, according to…
The Health Information Sharing and Analysis Center is recommending hospitals and health systems update their systems with security patches as tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise, according Politico's Morning eHealth newsletter.
As data breaches become larger and more common, healthcare organizations are putting more focus on cybersecurity.
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An IT professional at a New York City-based hospital pleaded guilty Dec. 20 to one count of computer fraud, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
Chico, Calif.-based Enloe Medical Center was forced to reschedule some elective procedures following a ransomware attack on Dec. 31, according to local ABC affiliate KRCR.
Two consumers that might have had their information exposed after a data breach at LifeLab have filed lawsuits against the diagnostic testing company, according to the Vancouver Sun.
Patients of Kalispell (Mont.) Regional Healthcare filed a second lawsuit Dec. 24 against the health system after their protected health information was affected in a data breach, according to the Missoulian.
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Dec. 30 that patients involved in a June 2016 data breach at Athens (Ga.) Orthopedic Clinic can sue the medical center, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.