Privacy & Security

A panel discussion with health leaders from Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore at HIMSS24 APAC
By Adam Ang 08:29 pm October 13, 2024
Health leaders in Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore share insights in resolving big data exchange and precision medicine hurdles.
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By Nathan Eddy 11:08 pm October 11, 2024
Himaja Motheram, a security researcher, walks CISOs and other security leaders through the various weaknesses in healthcare and offers solutions to protect organizations and their data.
Heads of Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center and China Medical University Hospital at HIMSS24 APAC
By Adam Ang 04:01 am October 10, 2024
Hospital heads in Taiwan and South Korea share tips on enabling data exchange and dealing with vendors for data integration.
Interoperability and information exchange pathways
By Andrea Fox 02:46 pm October 09, 2024
The EHR giant insisted a newly released Carequality resolution shows it did not treat Particle Health any differently in reviewing its connections under HIPAA, even as the data exchange and analytics provider expresses vindication.
$100 bills laid out in fan succession
By Andrea Fox 09:37 am October 09, 2024
Most health systems experienced a cyberattack in the last year, the new Ponemon Institute report shows, with 69% of victims citing poor patient outcomes. Business-email compromise and ransomware were reported to be the biggest culprits in care impacts.
Mobile phone in the hands of a person in green sweater
By Andrea Fox 10:15 am October 08, 2024
After a federal court ruled that healthcare organizations sharing individual IP addresses with third parties did not constitute a HIPAA breach, legal ambiguity remains, says one privacy expert. 
Portrait of Australian Department of Health and Aged Care CISO David Lang on LinkedIn
By Adam Ang 01:56 am October 07, 2024
David Lang will focus on the Department of Health and Aged Care's ongoing cybersecurity upgrade.
Server room with terminal on cart
By Andrea Fox 10:31 am October 04, 2024
Government and industry cyber pros aren't always confident in their organizations' abilities to recover from cyberattacks, two recent surveys suggest. They say underfunded security budgets are causing vulnerabilities in the face of pervasive threats.
Hand on keyboard
By Mike Miliard 10:30 am October 04, 2024
With large ransomware breaches up more than 260% since 2018, "the health care sector needs to get serious about cybersecurity and complying with HIPAA," says the director of the HHS Office for Civil Rights.
Doctors meeting with laptops and other doctor on a screen
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By 02:15 pm October 02, 2024
Best practices for protecting connections and securing transactions across the enterprise.