Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Cybersecurity live events, security bulletins, personalized content, prizes (for submitting phishing emails), and implementing a Cybersecurity Champions Program are all tactics I’ve seen employed that increase engagement across staff to help reduce risks, increase awareness, and strengthen a company’s best line of defense.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and system vulnerabilities have emerged as major disruptors, threatening sensitive patient information and the very foundation of patient care. He is among the top thought leaders in Cyber Security and has participated in various policy programs with Government of India and other industry bodies.

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HIT Consultant

MARCH 25, 2024

UnitedHealth Group’s technology unit, Change Healthcare, is currently facing an ongoing ransomware attack which has reverberated through healthcare systems and affected prescription deliveries. Phishing attacks, a common vector for ransomware infections, often exploit human vulnerabilities through deceptive emails and other communications.

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HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Healthcare now ranks fifth highest in the number of weekly attacks, behind education, government/military, ISP/MSP, and communications. Check Point says the fallout from this is likely to be felt by governments and enterprises worldwide. The ability of cyberattacks to affect everyday lives has become crystal clear.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 25, 2024

This, according to the embattled e-prescription provider, who recently went into administration following a " large-scale " ransomware attack on its system on 16 May. The GoodSAM app alerts responders with registered defibrillators of persons experiencing a cardiac event within a thousand metres.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 21, 2025

This extends the time and resources necessary to fully recover from one of these events the long tail of the cyberattack that can also include customer flight, damage to brand reputation, and irreparable financial damage. Risk governance is a weak spot for many organizations. with the addition of the Governance focus area.

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HIT Consultant

AUGUST 9, 2023

Mike Hamilton, Founder and CISO of Critical Insight To stop ransomware terrorists from locking up our Nation’s hospitals, the Federal Government is pushing patient-focused entities to align with a standard. Two years ago, the Colonial Pipeline fell victim to a ransomware attack. Negative publicity matters, significantly.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 29, 2024

William Ogle, Senior Director of Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Nordic Consulting As healthcare embraces digital transformation, addressing potential vulnerabilities in connected medical devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) is crucial. The potential for ransomware attacks on connected devices adds another layer of concern.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The following is a guest article by Steven Stone, Head of Rubrik Zero Labs at Rubrik In early August, a ransomware attack disrupted operations across its network of 17 hospitals and more than 165 clinics in four states and forced some to rely on paper records. Put simply, ransomware attackers can apply more psychological pressure and impacts.

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HIPAA Journal

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Southwest Louisiana Health Care System did not disclose the exact nature of the cyberattack, but the Hive ransomware gang claimed responsibility. While Hive is known for using ransomware to encrypt files, the gang claims only to have exfiltrated patient data. Ransomware Attack Affects 6,800 Patients of Midwest Orthopaedic Consultants.

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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. In its first iteration, ransomware would encrypt and extort. I expect that to intensify further throughout 2024.

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HIPAA Journal

JANUARY 30, 2023

The event provides a tremendous opportunity for learning through HIPAA workforce training sessions and keynote speeches from top government officials and leading industry professionals. Tennant, MA The full schedule for the event can be downloaded here – HIPAA Summit Schedule (PDF).

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HIT Consultant

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

In addition to creating operational efficiencies, AI can help eliminate human error in managing data and improve data compliance and governance. Ransomware continues to be a scourge on the healthcare industry. It also makes data more easily accessible for practitioners and hospital administration staff.

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Total Medical ComplianceHIPAA

APRIL 12, 2024

Policies may also extend to cover losses from business interruption and ransomware demands, providing critical support during challenging times. Risks of Not Having Cyber Insurance Without cyber insurance, healthcare organizations are vulnerable to significant financial losses in the event of a cyber incident.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Regular cadence and governance of cybersecurity management are required apart from the adoption of technologies for an organization to be resilient against cyber-attacks. Ensure all technologies interoperate seamlessly to maximize benefits and minimize noise, enabling the security team to focus on genuine alerts.

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HIPAA Journal

MAY 26, 2023

An updated version of the StopRansomware Guide has been published that includes further recommendations on actions that can be taken to reduce the risk of ransomware attacks. The updated StopRansomware Guide can be downloaded from CISA on this link.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Instead of choreography and songs, we get ransomware and phishing scams, and instead of saving up to try to buy tickets to attend the tour, we need to be spending our time and money to keep the tour away from our organization. Despite our focus on security and privacy, cyber threats are continuously increasing in both number and severity.

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HIT Consultant

MAY 9, 2023

Eye Care Leaders was accused of concealing multiple ransomware attacks in 2021, which resulted in a provider-led lawsuit. Both cases are windows into the high-stakes cyber risk landscape for healthcare providers and payers, particularly when it comes to an organization’s being fined by the federal government for HIPAA violations.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This was a really great event because it had basically everyone on the full continuum of interoperability and identity all in one place. Plus, the event was designed in a way that you could easily connect and talk with a wide variety of experts in these areas. Threats abound from internal and external actors. More details to come soon.

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YouCompli

JANUARY 28, 2025

These include the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the False Claims Act, and other legislation that governs patient care, billing practices, and safety standards. Moreover, security protocols must be consistently updated to address new types of threats, such as ransomware attacks.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

What is your procedure to notify patients in the event of a data breach? In the event of a data breach, when the data was encrypted, the breach is not required to be reported. How do you respond in the event to mitigate a cybersecurity incident? Do you have a contingency plan in the event of a cybersecurity incident?

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Health Law Advisor

JULY 28, 2023

The Final Rule also imposes a tight timeline for cybersecurity incident reporting and may include disclosure of an ongoing cybersecurity incident, as well as requiring periodic disclosures concerning organizational cybersecurity risk management processes and governance.

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HIT Consultant

JANUARY 3, 2023

With the advent of ransomware-as-a-service combined with a lack of resources to investigate attacks in-house for healthcare organizations, elaborate and devastating cyber attacks against healthcare, specifically through business communication channels are likely to increase in scale and sophistication. .

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Other hazards of note: Insufficient governance of AI, ransomware, and the misuse of patient data by web analytics software. The presence of Care Everywhere documents reduces the risk of a code blue event in the ED by as much as 63% , according to the latest from Epic Research. and eClinicalWorks AI capabilities.

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Jane Sarashon

MAY 31, 2024

In another timing-is-uncanny event, on May 1 st , Verizon published its 17 th annual 2024 Data Breach Investigations Report noting “new and innovative attacks” deployed on top of the “tried-and-true” tactics that have been successfully used by hackers and bad actors in the previous 16 years. That tribal knowledge is something special.

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AIHC

APRIL 10, 2024

What is your procedure to notify patients in the event of a data breach? In the event of a data breach, when the data was encrypted, the breach is not required to be reported. How do you respond in the event to mitigate a cybersecurity incident? Do you have a contingency plan in the event of a cybersecurity incident?

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HIPAA Journal

JUNE 25, 2023

Therefore, in the event of an email being intercepted, there would be no data breach. The email suite “Plus” includes advanced email filtering capabilities to reduce the risk of malware and ransomware. This will make HIPAA-compliant email essential for all PHI.

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HIPAA Journal

MARCH 29, 2024

It has been more than 5 weeks since Change Healthcare suffered a Blackcat ransomware attack. Department of State Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on ALPHV/Blackcat Ransomware Group The U.S. While around 20 services have now resumed, more than 100 are still offline.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 25, 2024

The following is a guest article by Mike Crouse, Director of Insider Risk at Everfox Ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector continue to grow, with incidents nearly doubling from 2022 to 2023—a concerning figure considering their potential to leave patients in life-or-death situations. medical claims.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 15, 2024

All because of one faulty update, mass amounts of flights were delayed and canceled, businesses such as banks or news broadcasts were forced to temporarily close, and most importantly, vital operations such as government agencies, emergency services, and healthcare organizations were also impacted. The following are their answers.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

News, NPR, Government Health IT, and Modern Healthcare. He would like to think that his government relations strategy is less contentious than the usual sort of journalist interaction with government officials. News, NPR, Government Health IT, and Modern Healthcare. You may ask: What is a data journalist?

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Health Law Advisor

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Recent data thefts and systems intrusions, particularly with respect to ransomware, have assured that cybersecurity is top of mind for corporate executives and compliance officials. From both regulatory and enforcement perspectives, government recognizes it as well. 2022, however, is likely to be a different matter.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The February ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, a UnitedHealth subsidiary, didn’t just shake the industry—it shattered it. The plan also calls for tighter collaboration between government agencies and healthcare providers to share threat intelligence and mount a united defense against cyberattacks. Patient care stalled.

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Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

News, NPR, Government Health IT, and Modern Healthcare. He would like to think that his government relations strategy is less contentious than the usual sort of journalist interaction with government officials. News, NPR, Government Health IT, and Modern Healthcare. You may ask: What is a data journalist?

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Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

News, NPR, Government Health IT, and Modern Healthcare. He would like to think that his government relations strategy is less contentious than the usual sort of journalist interaction with government officials. News, NPR, Government Health IT, and Modern Healthcare. You may ask: What is a data journalist?

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Health Blawg

MARCH 5, 2018

News, NPR, Government Health IT, and Modern Healthcare. He would like to think that his government relations strategy is less contentious than the usual sort of journalist interaction with government officials. News, NPR, Government Health IT, and Modern Healthcare. You may ask: What is a data journalist?

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HIT Consultant

JULY 11, 2024

Ransomware, account takeover and distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks that lock providers out of electronic health record (EHR) systems, shut down dosing machines and brick critical equipment force hospitals to act fast to protect patients, meaning they often have no choice but to give in to the attackers’ demands.

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