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Privacy & Security

By Bill Siwicki | 11:40 am | November 08, 2017
The same strategies used by the U.S. military can be tuned to help healthcare executives stay nimble and prepared for real threats. 
By Bill Siwicki | 02:39 pm | November 07, 2017
Don’t panic, but don’t delay in finding out what has been breached and deciding on a course of action.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:08 pm | November 07, 2017
ECRI Institute weighed factors like severity, serious injury or dealth with overall preventability.
By Jessica Davis | 12:08 pm | November 03, 2017
The definition of harm as it relates to data breaches has been placed front-and-center in legal cases this year.
By Jessica Davis | 04:54 pm | November 01, 2017
The legislation would adjust the structure of HHS’ cybersecurity personnel and assign a single officer to cybersecurity who would report to the secretary.
By Bill Siwicki | 03:56 pm | November 01, 2017
Unfixable equipment, absent processes, platform questions and lifecycle management are just some of the challenges that information security teams need to prioritize.
By Tom Sullivan | 03:40 pm | November 01, 2017
HIMSS new cybersecurity report highlights a host of alarming issues facing everything from WiFi devices to critical infrastructure.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:38 pm | October 31, 2017
Deven McGraw had also been working as ONC's chief privacy officer, a position that ONC head Donald Rucker has said will not be filled.
By Bill Siwicki | 04:41 pm | October 30, 2017
Erie County Medical Center saga shows why working with your local health information exchange on disaster recovery and business continuity plans can keep you operational, even when your data is encrypted by hackers. 
By Jessica Davis | 03:00 pm | October 27, 2017
Third-quarter revenue for the global pharma giant was drastically reduced in part by the temporary production shutdown, higher demand than planned and lost sales in certain markets due to the virus.