Health Populi

APRIL 16, 2024

Their employer pays for a level of care and services above which Quincy spends additional funds for services they value. Quincy’s community appreciates that everyone has access to primary and tertiary care, most of which starts with virtual services delivered at home or work or on-the-go. Telehealth happens across the U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 6, 2022

Today, we’re featuring the Senior Cyber Security Architect position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. The Senior Cybersecurity Architect will be required to effectively translate business objectives and risk management strategies into specific security processes enabled by security technologies and services.

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Lloyd Price

MAY 17, 2023

Exec Summary: The future of medical device cyber security is a rapidly evolving landscape. As medical devices become increasingly connected to the internet, they are becoming more vulnerable to cyber attacks. There are a number of factors driving the growth of cyber attacks on medical devices.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2023

Matthew Sciberras, CISO and VP of Information Security at Invicti Before the pandemic, the most exploitable security vulnerabilities were built into on-premises systems. As a healthcare consumer, my own medical records were impacted when my former provider network fell victim to a ransomware attack a couple of years ago.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 3, 2023

The following is a guest article by Dave Bailey, VP of Security Services at Clearwater. Too many organizations look at security and compliance as a set of transactional activities that are completed on a set schedule by the IT staff.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2023

The following is a guest article by Preston Duren, Vice President of Cybersecurity Operations at Fortified Health Security The need for adequate cybersecurity has never been higher for the nation’s hospitals and health systems. That’s good news, right? Healthcare is competing with every other industry for personnel.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 3, 2024

Large volumes of personal information and dated security infrastructure make these organizations targets for cyber criminals. With support for multi-cloud deployments, telemedicine and personalized health, patient and clinician devices, and IoT devices deployed in the home, perimeter security will no longer be enough.

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TheraNest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Protecting intellectual property from cyber threats ensures that innovative practices remain confidential and exclusive to the practice. Train Staff on Cybersecurity Best Practices: Educate your staff on cybersecurity protocols, such as strong password management, data encryption, and recognizing phishing attempts.

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TheraNest

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Protecting intellectual property from cyber threats ensures that innovative practices remain confidential and exclusive to the practice. Train Staff on Cybersecurity Best Practices: Educate your staff on cybersecurity protocols, such as strong password management, data encryption, and recognizing phishing attempts.

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Lloyd Price

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Service Availability/DR. Cyber Essentials Plus/DSP Toolkit Maturity. Continual Service Improvement. Defense in Depth is a strategy using multiple security measures to protect the integrity of information. This way of thinking is used to cover all angles of business security - intentionally being redundant when necessary.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 16, 2020

The American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association have teamed up to help healthcare organizations respond to a rise in cyber threats exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance concludes with a section on medical device security precautions. WHY IT MATTERS. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The following is a guest article by Jonathan Goldberger, Senior Vice President, Security Practices & Strategic Sales at TPx Hospitals face the threat of cyberattacks daily and each attack threatens the hospital’s public brand and, worst of all, public health. Measuring the return on investment is an age-old question.

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Lloyd Price

JUNE 18, 2023

The reasons for healthcare cybersecurity M&A deals in 2023 include: To expand product and service offerings. M&A deals can help companies expand their product and service offerings by acquiring companies with complementary technologies or capabilities. Key M&A Themes The rise of managed security services providers (MSSPs).

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

The following is a guest article by James Martin, Global Product Manager at Eaton Protecting healthcare organizations in the era of edge computing The COVID-19 pandemic caused an acceleration of distributed care due to the rapid increase in the need for acute and critical care in non-traditional clinical settings.

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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. Let’s not forget intrusions are always about the data, ransomware is no different.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Fortified Health Security (Fortified), a best-in-class managed security services provider (MSSP) to the healthcare industry announced today a majority investment led by Silversmith Capital Partners and Health Velocity Capital with participation from Nordic Consulting. About Fortified Health Security.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 9, 2022

Smart phones, wearable devices, telemedicine platforms, artificial intelligence software, internet applications, and other digital health technologies are advancing and transforming disease diagnosis, therapy, and other medical practices by physicians, direct-to-consumer services for better health and well-being, and other healthcare services.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

AUGUST 30, 2022

While healthcare professionals already have to follow HIPAA rules and regulations, telehealth increases the risk of online security issues. Healthcare cyber attacks already occur twice as often as those targeting other industries. Security Concerns in Behavioral and Telehealth Services. Data privacy concerns abound.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 15, 2020

Healthcare IT News spoke recently with Dan Costantino, Chief Information Security Officer at Penn Medicine, who offered some insights into how his infosec staff has adjusted its strategies to support the health system during the public health emergency.

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Lloyd Price

AUGUST 7, 2022

The WannaCry Ransomware attack caused severe disruption to NHS services in 2017, cancellations to appointments and planned surgeries and ambulances even had to be diverted, risking patient safety and paralyzing care in the Trusts affected. Unfortunately, the pandemic opened up new opportunities for cyber-criminals.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 3, 2023

The internet is a scary place full of security threats and every tiny little change you make to your organization must be coupled with re-working your cybersecurity to stay safe. Having an experienced partner who continuously monitors emerging technologies, threats, attacks, and controls is critical to securing medical devices and software.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 19, 2023

According to a report from the Ponemon Institute/IBM Security, healthcare data breaches are rising, with the average data breach cost now totaling $6.45 Healthcare data breaches cost companies millions of dollars annually, and the US Department of Health and Human Services has responded by making cybersecurity a top priority.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Today, we’re featuring the Senior Technical Analyst, Delivery Services position that was recently posted on Healthcare IT Central. This position was posted by TransForm Shared Service Organization and is located in Windsor, Canada. Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 27, 2022

According to HIPAA journal , during the first half of 2022, 347 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records were reported to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Additionally, organizations should be aware of the latest security threats and take proactive steps to ensure their data is secure.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

JANUARY 5, 2023

According to the HIPAA Journal , between 2009 and 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights received reports of 4,419 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records each. These breaches resulted in the loss, theft, exposure, or unauthorized disclosure of a total of 314,063,186 healthcare records.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

AUGUST 2, 2022

I was also able to select which of that information I sent back to DrKumo’s secure Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework where our team of medical experts could monitor and analyze my selected data in real time! I had the assurance that my data was secured with military-class cyber security and FIPS-compliant cryptographic algorithms.”.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 13, 2023

Censinet , the leading provider of healthcare risk management solutions, today announced $9 million in funding led by MemorialCare Innovation Fund including Rex Health Ventures and Ballad Ventures , bringing the Company’s total funding to more than $22 million.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Healthcare cybersecurity is the practice of protecting healthcare organizations and their patients from cyber threats, such as data breaches and ransomware attacks. It involves implementing and maintaining secure systems and processes to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic healthcare information.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 27, 2023

The records that may have been accessed and viewed without authorization include names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, dates of encounter, diagnoses, vital signs, medications, test results, and clinical/provider notes. This is a good ‘teaching moment’ to share with your administrative and clinical managers and staff.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

The Sequoia Project expects to begin the QHIN application process on Monday, October 3 and has released several documents to walk potential Qualified Heath Information Networks through the application and onboarding process. The study’s authors concluded that permanent adoption of these telehealth services is worth consideration.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In January, the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) became a reality, and in October applications opened for organizations seeking designation as Qualified Health Information Networks (QHINs). Already, several large networks – including mine – have signaled their intent to apply.

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Health Populi

APRIL 28, 2024

It’s a question posed to me in conversation with Richard Kaufmann, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) with Amedisys. looking back and looking forward to the future of cybersecurity in health care and some wisdom to help us manage that future world of risks. JSK: What’s your origin story with health information security?

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

JULY 6, 2023

Although offering services without asking about a client’s or patient’s experience with bullying or cyberbullying may need to be reconsidered. As reported by the SFGATE , her cyberbullies pursued her across three different schools via an “Olivia Haters” webpage on a well-known social networking site.

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mHealth Insight

OCTOBER 31, 2018

“Yet the state of online services, basic IT and clinical tools in health and care is far behind where it needs to be. Despite much good practice and some pockets of excellence, for many people – patients, service users, carers and staff – we still need to sort the basics” Here’s a short talk I gave at Doctors2.0

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

All systems should have protections in place against even the worst of cyber threats. Christopher Toth, Director of Compliance and Risk Management at hc1 In today’s healthcare IT landscape, ensuring your partners take data protection and information security as seriously as your organization is key. So where do we start?

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

DECEMBER 24, 2022

If so, I’m sure you’ve struggled with care management. A 2002 Coulter study finds that patient engagement is crucial to ensure high-quality medical services. Make sure you are familiar with these requirements and have the necessary policies and procedures in place to protect patient privacy and data security.

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GlobalMed

APRIL 23, 2019

—April 24, 2019—GlobalMed®, an international provider of virtual care solutions, today announced it has been selected by the government of Zimbabwe for a United Nations-funded project to provide telemedicine services and equipment at 16 clinics in the country’s Manicaland province. Learn more at www.globalmed.com.

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