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COVID-19 and The Health Data Security Crisis

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a number of personal health data challenges for both healthcare organizations and private businesses alike. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Mathieu Gorge, CEO and founder, VigiTrust.

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Health Disparities and the Risks of Social Determinants for COVID-19 – 14 Months of Evidence

Health Populi

Within just a couple of months of COVID-19 emerging in America, it became clear that health disparities were evident in outcomes due to complications from the coronavirus. ASPE analyzed data from 62,451,150 people who had 1 or more vaccine doses administered by 3-10-21. In April 2020, the U.S. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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“The virus is the boss” — U.S. lives and livelihoods at the beginning of 2021

Health Populi

As Uwe Reinhardt, health economist guru , is whispering in my ear from his heavenly perch, “It’s the virus, stupid.” ” COVID-19 is, indeed, a tough boss. There are some important differences between men and women regarding health and wealth in 2021. This week, the U.S.

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Telehealth is biggest threat to healthcare cybersecurity, says report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Although a new report suggests that the healthcare industry slightly improved its security posture this year compared to last, it warns that increased provider reliance on telehealth since the COVID-19 pandemic now presents a new slate of risks to patient data. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Telehealth, vaccines will be big cybersecurity challenges in 2021, experts predict

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

A new report predicts that cybercriminals will use strategies honed in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis to wreak havoc in 2021. The report predicted that more breaches involving personal medical information are on the horizon, with the quick pivot to digital technologies leaving data vulnerable. WHY IT MATTERS.

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COVID-19-triggered threat changes will linger beyond crisis, say most security pros

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered a wave of cybersecurity threats in a variety of industries – and security professionals predict that there will be no return to normality. Two-thirds, meanwhile, said they believed current remote-access systems were "never built to carry such a level of secure data."

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The Demand for Self-Care At-Home Will Grow Post-Pandemic – Insights from IRI

Health Populi

When it comes to peoples’ relationship to consumer packaged goods (CPG), the public health crisis has indeed impacted consumers’ purchasing behaviors and definition of “value,” based on IRI’s latest analysis of CPG shifts in 2022 and 2023. Premiumization due to hybrid and remote work.