Paper and films within hospitals and health systems are the most frequent location for data breaches, according to a study published in the American Journal of Managed Care.
Cybersecurity
Wickenburg (Ariz.) Community Hospital was the target of a ransomware attack on June 28; however, within three days, its four-person IT team had the hospital's computers almost fully functional, according to AZ Central.
Almost half (49 percent) of security operations center analysts believe their organization's SOC is not fully aligned with their businesses' needs, according to a Ponemon Institute survey.
The University of Alabama has alerted around 1,400 former clients, employees and medical providers at its Tuscaloosa-based Brewer-Porch Children's Center of a data breach that may have exposed some personal information, according to Tuscaloosa News.
Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browser extensions were used to extract and sell users' personal information from more than 50 companies, including EHR providers DrChrono and Kareo, according to the Washington Post.
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Mobile, Ala.-based Springhill Medical Center was the target of a ransomware attack earlier in July, according to Fox affiliate WALA.
Staff at Roper St. Francis Hospital were unable to access computer systems most of day July 25, according to local ABC affiliate WCIV.
Louisville, Ky.-based Park DuValle Community Health Center paid hackers around $70,000 to unlock around 20,000 patients' medical records that have been inaccessible since June due to a ransomware attack, according to local news station WDRB.
Healthcare providers and organizations across the country fell victim to ransomware, phishing attacks and other cybersecurity breaches in the past month.
Mobile, Ala.-based Springhill Medical Center is operating without full function of its computer systems after the facility shut down its network July 16 in the aftermath of a cybersecurity incident, WPMI, an NBC affiliate, reports.