Privacy & Security

It consolidates existing data infrastructure across the sector into one common platform.

DTx platforms need to be developed with privacy and security compliance built in from the ground up, say DuploCloud account executives Joshua Mattson and Aaron Blackmon.

An exclusive look at what's billed as a first-of-its-kind, EHR-agnostic automated clinical notetaking tool. It uses artificial intelligence to help reduce behavioral healthcare providers' administrative burdens.

Also, the Victorian Virtual Emergency Department is now providing online consultations to patients with diabetes.

Oversight for healthcare technology, data and AI policy and strategy will be grouped under the renamed ASTP/ONC, while the 405(d) cybersecurity program will move to the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.

The plaintiffs claim that Change failed to implement cybersecurity safeguards such as multifactor authentication.

The Homeland Security agency points to 13 vulnerabilities with the networked medical imaging and archiving systems that should be patched now. One dark web research firm says the U.S. and Brazil have the most internet-exposed PACs.

Since its botched Microsoft security update this past week, most healthcare organizations seem to be resuming normal operations. But one of the largest IT snafus ever shows that the industry must better prepare for third-party technology disruptions.

As the number of ransomware incidents against healthcare organizations increases, providers need to employ key strategies to protect patient data, says Tapan Mehta, health executive at Palo Alto Networks.

At the upcoming HIMSS AI in Healthcare Forum, Chief Information and Digital Officer Sunil Dadlani will speak to other C-suite leaders about bridging the gap between artificial intelligence-enabled security and cyber defense.