MRO Compliance

JANUARY 17, 2022

Healthcare data has become a growing target of cyber-attacks via areas such as digital health records, data sharing and medical devices that communicate with hospital systems that do not have the appropriate level of safeguards in place. What measures does your facility have in place to reduce the risk of security breaches?

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Cyber Trust Mark is a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program operated by the FCC. This development also undoes some of the disappointment that proponents of medical device security standards felt a year ago when IoMT cybersecurity requirements were stripped out of the FDA appropriations bill. vulnerabilities.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

The following is a guest article by Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) continue to be up against a fast-moving landscape trying to keep up with and mitigate cybersecurity threats to medical technology. Government requirements enforcing baseline security on medical devices have only recently arrived.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 16, 2024

As we incorporate more data and technology to reach the era of truly personalised healthcare, we increase both the ‘attack surface’ for devices, and the risk of leakage of sensitive data," said Imperial professor Anil Anthony Bharath, who is co-leading the IN-CYPHER programme with professor Liu Yang of NTU Singapore.

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Healthcare It News

JUNE 13, 2023

When CHS reported it was part of the wave of zero-day attacks targeting Fortra's MFT platform, as many as 1 million patients had their health information exposed. In one scheme, Clop operators infected files and disguised them to look like medical images that could be reviewed for a remote diagnosis.

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HIPAA Journal

AUGUST 23, 2023

In many attacks, hospitals have been forced to divert ambulances, cancel appointments, and delay care. Many attacks have caused disruption for months and some attacks have resulted in the permanent closure of healthcare facilities. healthcare industry. The DIGIHEALS project comes when the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 20, 2022

The nonprofit safety group ECRI Institute published the latest version of its annual health technology hazards report this week, pointing to cybersecurity attacks, supply chain shortfalls and damaged infusion pumps as three of the biggest dangers. The report authors note that many of the culprits are new to the list.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 13, 2023

Pat Hurley, VP and General Manager, Americas at Acronis The protected health information (PHI) entrusted to healthcare providers is more valuable than credit card numbers to cyber criminals. Because medical records contain a cache of sensitive information. Funding is one of the largest contributing factors to anemic cyber defenses.

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HIT Consultant

JUNE 30, 2023

This tension combined with the complexity of the healthcare sector, including its web of facilities, medical records, devices insurance companies, care providers, prescriptions and more, shows why cybersecurity is a challenge in this field. This is especially true when it comes to ransomware attacks.

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

A joint security advisory has been issued by cybersecurity agencies in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia, warning about the increased globalized threat of ransomware attacks and the elevated risk of targeted attacks on critical infrastructure entities. 2021 Ransomware Attack Trends. 2021 Ransomware Attack Trends.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 12, 2021

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care sector was profoundly affected by cyber-attacks on connected devices, we learn in the report, Rise of the Machines 2021: State of Connected Devices – IT, IoT, IoMT and OT from Ordr. 32% of medical imaging devices were running on unsupported operating systems, and.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

These relentless attacks come at a staggering cost, with the average healthcare breach reaching $10.93 The 2023 Verizon Breach Report further highlights vulnerabilities with the healthcare sector, identifying web applications as the number one attack vector. billion according to IBM Security.

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MedTrainer

AUGUST 21, 2022

In recent years, digital thieves from the dark web and beyond have shifted their attention to third-party vendors, specialized clinics, and outpatient facilities to steal patient records and other valuable health information. . Since 2018, breaches have doubled — in particular, cyber hacks have actually tripled.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Healthcare organizations can put a host of cybersecurity measures in place to secure their networks and prevent direct attacks by malicious actors, but significant challenges are faced securing the supply chain. million patients, to name but a few. million patients, to name but a few. The survey, which was conducted on 400 U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The following is a guest article by Wes Wright , Chief Healthcare Officer at Ordr The number of connected devices in a healthcare facility has increased dramatically in the past few years. Everything from handheld tablets, to surgical tools, to MRI machines connect to a facility’s network.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the event of a cyberattack that impacts the functionality of medical devices, a rapid and effective response is essential to ensure patient safety and the continuity of clinical operations. Following the WannaCry ransomware attacks in 2017, which caused massive disruption to clinical operations at several U.S. Version 2.0

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HIPAA Journal

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a private industry notification warning about the rising number of vulnerabilities in medical devices. With a foothold in the network, threat actors could conduct attacks that adversely impact the operational functions of healthcare facilities.

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HIPAA Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The healthcare industry is under attack from cybercriminals and nation-state threat actors and cyberattacks and data breaches are increasing at unacceptable levels. More needs to be done to encourage healthcare organizations to prepare for attacks. Improve Medical Device Cybersecurity. Improve Federal Leadership.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Scott Lundstrom, Senior Healthcare Strategist at OpenText Cybersecurity Accelerated move to zero trust: The healthcare industry is struggling against a dramatic increase in malware and ransomware attacks. Large volumes of personal information and dated security infrastructure make these organizations targets for cyber criminals.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 1, 2022

One Brooklyn Health System is currently dealing with a cyberattack that has caused disruption at its three hospitals – Interfaith Medical Center, Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, and Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center. We are aware of the incident, and we are working with One Brooklyn Hospital Network to ensure patient safety.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In the last few years alone, we’ve watched as healthcare organizations have quickly become mobile-powered businesses with the migration to electronic health records, patients increasingly using mobile apps to view test results, schedule appointments, contact their care provider, and even control their medical devices.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

However, they need support from the federal government as the field continues to face targets from sophisticated cyber adversaries and nation-states.”. Healthcare cybersecurity has never been as important as it is today and, as Warner explained, cybersecurity in healthcare “is exponentially growing in importance.”

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HIPAA Journal

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The health system includes 30 hospitals and more than 69 affiliated healthcare facilities in 6 U.S. million individuals, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, claims information, lab results, medications, diagnoses, and health insurance information. states and employs more than 50,000 individuals.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Artificial intelligence can do amazing things for patients, providers and the healthcare business — but only if the right cyber safeguards are in place. For more than a decade, a cybercrime syndicate known as Evil Corp has tormented organizations around the world with malware and ransomware attacks.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 12, 2023

At any given moment, healthcare facilities, hospitals and more rely on data to operate more efficiently, drive forward patient care and further develop medical research. The recent medical breakthroughs speak to the power of data and the vast potential it has to help improve lives. they can become prime targets for hackers.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. HITECH extended those rights to electronic medical records, extended privacy rights of patients to access their records, increased penalties for HIPAA violations, extended the HIPAA security and breach notification rules and expands the HIPAA encryption compliance requirement.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 31, 2018

This concerning finding was confirmed in recent observations from Gartner, which wrote in a market trends report that, “generally, medical devices are not replaced for at least ten years, with many running old software that has not been updated or patched.” healthcare secure from cyber-attacks.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 8, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has been pushing the limits of the healthcare systems in many European countries, among them, Spain, where COVID-19 is causing thousands of deaths and is requiring an unprecedented amount of medical resources. IT teams have worked tirelessly to ensure the EHR is accessible at every point of care.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

Directly Targeting Connected Medical Devices for Healthcare Disruption: The insecure-by-design features in many connected medical devices are increasingly tempting targets for threat actors who want to disrupt operations at healthcare facilities. Check out our community’s healthcare Security and Risk predictions.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 15, 2022

– Vulnerabilities found in Aethon Tug hospital robots could allow attackers to circumvent security and remotely surveil and interact with patients, obstruct medication distribution, and disrupt day-to-day hospital operations. JekyllBot:5 Vulnerabilities for Aethon TUG Autonomous Robots. Mitigation Details.

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Hall Render

MAY 10, 2024

Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ Million CALIFORNIA California hospital dismisses CEO California physician pleads guilty to $2.5M million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’ million expansion ‘Very, very unusual.’

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

HIPAA guarantees patients access to their paper medical records. HITECH extended those rights to electronic medical records, extended privacy rights of patients to access their records, increased penalties for HIPAA violations, extended the HIPAA security and breach notification rules and expands the HIPAA encryption compliance requirement.

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Compliancy Group

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These new proposed regulations set forth a nation-leading blueprint to ensure New York state stands ready and resilient in the face of cyber threats,” Hochul said in a statement. Over the last four years, there has been a 239% increase in large breaches reported to OCR involving hacking, and a 278% increase in ransomware.

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Hall Render

APRIL 19, 2024

to Study Treatments for Vascular Abnormalities Federal Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Nation’s First Ban on Gender-affirming Care for Minors Jason Demke Hired as COO at Mercy Hospital Fort Smit Pulaski Tech Awarded $5.7M

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Health Care Law Brief

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

To encourage sustainable partnerships, safety net hospitals could apply jointly with partnering organizations, including health systems, plans, physician groups and other health care facilities. billion to fund Medicaid, $4.8 billion to address serious mental illness and $6 billion in federal funding through the 1115 Waiver.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 12, 2023

As the financial markets turned south, many institutions saw their investment income stagnate, reducing the support it historically provided to hospitals’ thin operating margins. Worst of all, the predicted rebound in procedure volumes as the pandemic waned never materialized. Mudit Garg, CEO and Co-founder of Qventus. Florian Otto, CEO at Cedar.

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Hall Render

JULY 28, 2023

million for rural hospital expansion Hospices in Arizona & other states receive scrutiny over concerns of fraud, waste & abuse Phoenix Children’s Building New 44,000-Square Foot Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Firefighters oppose Banner’s planned $400M hospital There’s a growing nurse shortage in Arizona.

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