Data Warehousing
The HSA company says it has discovered "unauthorized access to and potential disclosure of protected health information and/or personally identifiable information stored in an unstructured data repository outside our core systems."
As more health systems merge, making smart and strategic use of datasets drawn from disparate systems is essential to clinical and operational success, says Advocate Health Chief Data Officer Tina Esposito.
While the healthcare group "strongly supports" CIRCIA's security goals, it's urging the Homeland Security agency to "consider the challenges covered entities face during and immediately after experiencing a cyberattack."
The AWS Imagine Grant is open to registered nonprofit organizations using cloud technology to advance their research across the spectrum of childhood diseases – from heart conditions to genetic disorders.
CertifyOS founder and CEO Anshul Rathi engineered a database of providers for payers.
"Healthcare organizations cannot rely on legacy technologies to detect and respond to today’s attacks," says Ricardo Villadiego, CEO of cybersecurity firm Lumu.
A cyberattack investigation has found that files were stolen during the May incident, some of which "may contain" protected health information and personally identifiable information, the health system says.
The AHA and National Rural Health Association are also onboard for the initiative, which will offer grants, free endpoint security advice and other resources for critical access and emergency hospitals.
PointClickCare adds 40 Texas hospitals with a new partnership. A Connecticut state audit discovers undisclosed health information exchange data breaches. Oklahoma backpedals on its data exchange mandate.
The move from on-premise to Oracle's cloud seeks to provide patients and clinicians with faster and more secure access to data.