Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

Physicians may need more cybersecurity training and education, according to a recent American Medical Association and Accenture survey.

Although healthcare experienced 78 percent fewer cybersecurity incidents in the fourth quarter of 2017, the sector saw a 211 percent jump in disclosed security incidents over the full year, according to a recent McAfee report.

Almost half of healthcare organizations conduct annual security risk assessments to assess their vulnerability to cyberthreats, according to the 2018 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey.

Sixty-two percent of healthcare executives indicated their organization experienced a cyberattack in the past 12 months, according to a survey by cybersecurity solutions provider Merlin International and the Ponemon Institute.

The majority of healthcare organizations (75.7 percent) indicated experiencing a "significant security incident" in the past 12 months, according to the 2018 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey.

Only about half of the organizations that suffered a ransomware attack in 2017 recovered their data after paying the ransom, according to a CyberEdge Group survey.

In early March, Uber stepped into healthcare with its launch of Uber Health, a service that collaborates with hospitals health systems to help transport patients to their medical appointments on time. But how is it handling HIPAA?

In the ever-volatile world of cryptocurrencies, digital coins like bitcoin or ether gain and lose value in the blink of an eye.

While over 40,000 people are in Las Vegas this week for HIMSS 2018, the most intense "game" with the highest stakes for this crowd isn't in the casino. And the name of that game is cybersecurity.

Two former employees at Orlando-based Florida Hospital, who were tasked with releasing patients' personal information for medical and business needs, allegedly stole and sold an undisclosed number of patient records between January 2012 and May 2014, reports WFTV.