Privacy & Security
The use of patient data holds the key to researching and solving healthcare challenges, but also raises many issues around privacy and security. At HIMSS23 Europe, experts will discuss how to build public confidence and trust in data sharing.
Healthcare providers may no longer store electronic health records offshore or rely on third-party vendors who operate offshore and have access to patient data maintained in the U.S.
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These technologies can reduce the ‘data sludge’ accumulating within healthcare organizations.
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A holistic artificial intelligence solution can address security-team gaps and improve overall cyber protection.
An investigation following the ransomware attack against HPHC, the Bay State's second-largest health insurer, identified signs that bad actors exfiltrated PPI and PHI of patients, dependents and providers.
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OrthoVirginia's chief information officer talks about the 18-month remediation process after a Ryuk ransomware incident and describes how a cybersecurity roadmap and training drove a more comprehensive cyber hygiene strategy.
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The Federal Trade Commission proposes including more vendors of personal health records that access or send unsecured PHR-identifiable data in its rule governing health data sharing and unauthorized protected health information disclosure notifications.
The Federal Trade Commission alleges the company shared personal health information with two China-based firms, Google and analytics company AppsFlyer.
Also, Southeast Asian hospital chain HMI Group has bought health tech company MHC.
The exploitation of a flaw in unpatched backup and replication software could result in the compromise of healthcare network infrastructure, data theft and ransomware deployment.
