Hospitals across the U.S. are taking pre-emptive steps to avoid cyberattacks after the FBI issued a warning of increased hacking activity on Oct. 28.

Microsoft reported a vulnerability in its Windows operating system, ranging from versions Windows 7 to Windows 10, is being targeted by cybercriminals, according to a Nov. 1 Forbes report.

Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health named Saad Chaudhry CIO.

SOC Telemed closed its business combination with Healthcare Merger Corp. Oct. 30, officially establishing the combined company on the Nasdaq Stock Market at an initial value of around $720 million. 

The New Haven (Conn.) Health Department has agreed to pay HHS' Office for Civil Rights $202,400 over a 2017 HIPAA breach related to improper termination of a former employee's access to patient medical records. 

Social determinants of health data can support decisions that improve the health and wellness of individuals, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has renewed focus on health disparities and systemic inequities. But the data must be gathered and examined in a way…

Poor communication in the healthcare industry wastes time, is detrimental to patient care, and hurts providers' margins. 

Hospitals trail behind other healthcare organizations including payers and life sciences companies when it comes to artificial intelligence initiatives.

Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould notified patients Oct. 29 that its third-party lockbox service experienced an IT security breach that potentially exposed their protected health and banking information.

Bellefontaine, Ohio-based Mary Rutan Hospital discovered and removed a link providing patient information inadvertently posted online, HHS revealed Oct. 29.