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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.
Tribeca Medical Center in New York is notifying patients of a data breach after discovering the theft medical records stored in a storage facility.
Northfield (Minn.) Hospital & Clinics is notifying approximately 1,700 patients that their protected health information may be compromised after documents containing their information were placed in a commercial dumpster.
The U.S. District Court has indicted two people for their involvement in an identity fraud scheme in which they stole hospital patient records to file fraudulent tax returns, according to a Detroit Free Press report.
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Health officials in Colorado inadvertently compromised the protected health information of 15,000 patients in a mailing error, according to a Denver Post report.
Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health has reported a data breach affecting more than 2,000 patients.
The South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio has experienced a data breach affecting approximately 4,000 veterans, according to a KSAT report.
Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, N.M., has reported a data breach after a folder containing protected health information was found in a public restroom in the lobby of one of the buildings, according to a KRWG report.
New recommendations from the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America and Infectious Disease Society of America have recognized the efficacy and efficiency of alcohol-based hand wipes for those who can't easily access sinks or wall-mounted sanitizer dispensers.