Privacy & Security

Patient sits in a patient gown in a medical exam room
By Andrea Fox 12:05 pm September 16, 2024
A week of discussion spearheaded by the patient advocate group aims to highlight the risks of harm from unauthorized access to healthcare information over the internet. There should be "no aggregation without representation," its leaders say.
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Dr. Abhishek Singh, neurologist at CHI's Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy
By Andrea Fox 10:40 am September 09, 2024
At Omaha-based CHI Health, a hybrid cloud platform supported stroke patient care after the worldwide IT disruption knocked out its electronic health records, says one neurologist who recounts the experience.
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By Mike Miliard 12:01 am September 09, 2024
In a preview of the upcoming HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, Lee Kim, senior principal for cybersecurity and privacy at HIMSS, discusses the responsible use of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
Mass General Brigham and generative AI
By Bill Siwicki 12:35 pm September 06, 2024
David Heaney, chief information security officer at Mass General Brigham, explains how genAI can help his team learn and protect. He also discusses best practices for securing data with – and against – AI.
David Heaney of Mass General Brigham on cybersecurity and AI
By Bill Siwicki 12:26 pm September 05, 2024
Understanding the threat environment, knowing where controls are deployed and other core competencies become that much more critical when artificial intelligence is involved, says the CISO of Mass General Brigham.
Two men in suits shake hands
By Andrea Fox 10:48 am September 04, 2024
Also: PatientPay partners to reduce rev cycle friction, two radiology IT rivals join forces and Check Point acquires an AI-powered risk management company.
Two hackers side by side with hands on keyboards
By Andrea Fox 02:08 pm September 03, 2024
The FBI and CISA say a significant percentage of foreign threat actors associated with the government of Iran are targeting several U.S. sectors, including healthcare and local governments, to obtain network access and deploy ransomware.
By Mike Miliard 09:56 am September 03, 2024
The qualified health information network says athenahealth, ModuleMD and Solace Health have gone live on its TEFCA platform, which features Carequality access, new security capabilities and more streamlined workflows.