Cybersecurity news for hospitals and health systems

The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services is notifying 11,000 of its consumers that an employee sent an unauthorized email containing their protected health information to a group of KDADS business associates, agency spokesperson Angela de Rocha told Becker's…

Population health — an approach to healthcare that uses vast amounts of patient health data to inform care for specific groups of patients — has the potential to help providers improve patient outcomes and reduce utilization. However, collecting and storing…

Numerous privacy incidents at health IT suppliers, hospitals and other healthcare organizations captured public attention last month.

U.S. intelligence blamed Russia for hacking hundreds of computers used in South Korea during the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, according to The Washington Post.

The Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management alleged in a Feb. 12 report Health Net of California obstructed a federal IT audit, thereby violating its contract with the OPM.

The Office of the Attorney General at the Department of Justice established a Cyber-Digital Task Force Feb. 16 to study how federal law enforcement can address the "malicious use of technology."

As more and more heart devices leverage software or wireless communication connectivity — features that help the devices work more smoothly or update automatically — the devices face an increased risk of falling victim to a cyberattack, which could be…

The American Hospital Association named John Riggi, a previous employee of the FBI Cyber Division, as its first senior advisor for cybersecurity and risk, the AHA announced Feb. 20.

The industry hit most frequently with a variety of cyberattacks in 2017 was the healthcare sector, according to a Feb. 20 report released by Beazley.

Recent, unconventional mergers in healthcare, like CVS and Aetna or Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway, have cropped up with hopes to disrupt the industry.