Members of the Consumer Technology Association, representing organizations such as IBM, Doctor on Demand and Validic, developed a set of guidelines for the handling of sensitive health information.
Cybersecurity
The interconnected nature of hospital operations and information technology presents a significant and growing cyberattack risk for hospitals, particularly smaller organizations that lack enough resources to absorb any financial impact, according to a Sept. 12 Moody's Investors Service report.
David Reis, PhD, executive vice president and CIO of Hackensack Meridian Health, outlines his biggest headwind for 2020 — technology and data security — and how to turn it into a tailwind in the future.
The FBI released a Public Service Announcement on Sept. 10 alerting organizations and individuals to the massive increase in business email compromise, a form of wire fraud that has resulted in billions in losses in recent years.
Philadelphia-based Temple University Health System's computer system was compromised in late August, impacting operations including email and patient scheduling, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.
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Fifty-one members of the Business Roundtable, an association of the CEOs of top U.S. companies, urged congressional leaders in a Sept. 10 letter to pass a "comprehensive consumer data privacy law."
Insurers may be encouraging ransomware attacks because these companies continue to pay attackers, according to a ProPublica investigation and cited by the HIPAA Journal.
Seattle-based Community Psychiatric Clinic, a mental health provider, fell victim to three email security breaches, according to the HIPAA Journal.
Pleasant Grove, Utah-based Premier Family Medicine is alerting 320,000 patients that their health information may have been exposed in a ransomware attack, according to the HIPAA Journal.
Metro Mobility, a transportation service for patients with disabilities in Minnesota, has alerted 15,000 patients that their information may have been exposed in a data breach, according to the HIPAA Journal.