Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System restored services Oct. 10 and lifted its diversion protocol for its three hospitals after being hit by a ransomware attack earlier in the month.
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Greenville, Texas-based Hunt Regional Healthcare has notified additional patients of a cyberattack earlier this year that may have exposed patient information, according to the Herald Banner.
A website created by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to track hepatitis infections was compromised, exposing individual's health records, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.
CIOs have five key responsibilities upon learning their hospital or health system is experiencing a data breach, according to Patty Lavely, interim CIO and principal consultant for CIO Consulting and former senior vice president and CIO of Gwinnett Medical Center…
It's no surprise that cybersecurity is on the minds of hospital and health system executives as healthcare continues to see a rise in ransomware attacks. Howard Haile, chief information security officer at Denver-based SCL Health, is among those leaders.
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Magnolia Pediatrics in Prairieville, La., is working with the FBI and has alerted patients' families of an August ransomware attack, according to The Advocate.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.-based DCH Health System continues to divert patients to nearby hospitals while it methodically restores its systems, according to an Oct. 7 post.
Gary, Ind.-based Methodist Hospitals is notifying 68,039 patients that their protected health information may have been exposed in a data breach.
While ransomware attacks have hit hospitals across the country, internal breaches and human error remain a top concern for hospital CIOs.
The University of Texas at Austin's McCombs School of Business unveiled a new certificate program for cybersecurity leaders in healthcare organizations, endorsed by the Texas Hospital Association and two leading healthcare cybersecurity firms.