In a March 1 letter to Congress about the relationship between technology and healthcare costs, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives called on Congress to address growing cybersecurity threats to patient data.
Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems
Healthcare cybersecurity news covering breaches, ransomware and the hospital cyberattacks that shut down clinical operations. Becker's tracks how health systems detect, respond and spend to prevent the next one.
Alphabet's cybersecurity division, Chronicle, formerly Google X, released details on its first security data platform, according to CNBC.
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center sent letters to up to 45,000 patients notifying them of a potential data security incident in May 2018.
U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., unveiled the Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance Privacy Act, which aims to put consumers in control of their health data.
Hospitals are among four sectors, holding $11.7 trillion in rated debt, at high risk for cyberattack, according to a recent Moody's Investors Service report.
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Numerous privacy incidents at hospitals, IT suppliers and other healthcare organizations captured public attention last month.
Box Elder, Mont.-based Rocky Boy Health Center posted a security breach notice on its website, alerting patients of a Jan. 14 incident that may have put medical records at risk.
As more companies increase their cybersecurity measures and awareness, cybercriminals have started altering their techniques to focus more on return on investment, according to IBM's "2019 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index" report.
Farmington-based University of Connecticut Health sent letters to up to 326,000 patients notifying them of a recent data security incident.
Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center said it plans to mail letters to an undisclosed number of affected patients notifying them of a recent data breach.