Privacy & Security

Exterior view of Augusta University Hospital in Augusta, Georgia

Augusta University Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia. Credit: augustahealth.org

417,000 Augusta University Health patient records breached nearly one year ago

By Jessica Davis 03:48 pm August 17, 2018

The Georgia provider was hit by two cyberattacks in September 2017 but did not explain when the breach was discovered.

Maryland's state house and capital in Annapolis.

Maryland fails OIG security audit, potentially put Medicaid patient data at risk

By Jessica Davis 12:48 pm August 16, 2018

While the state program had a security program in place, it lacked sufficient controls over the data and its operation.

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Fax machines can be hacked to breach a network, using only its number

By Jessica Davis 12:25 pm August 15, 2018

While CMS Administrator Seema Verma called for the end of fax machine use by 2020, new Check Point research found a hacker could steal data from a flaw in the fax protocol.

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Is FDA doing enough to support medical device security?

By Jessica Davis 09:53 am August 15, 2018

McAfee researchers show just how easy it is to hack into devices -- but new MedCrypt data shows government guidance may be putting device manufacturers on the right trajectory to shore up this real threat.

exterior of Sobeys pharmacy in Windsor Nova Scotia

Sobeys pharmacy in Windsor, Nova Scotia. Credit: Google Maps

Canadian pharmacist fined for routinely accessing health records of acquaintances

By Lynne Minion 11:27 am August 13, 2018

She snooped in the EHRs of nearly four dozen people over two years.

blockchain digital ledger technology of patient records

How blockchain can help with healthcare's patient matching problem

By Bill Siwicki 07:16 am August 13, 2018

The technology alone won’t fix patient ID issues but it can bring some of the data accessibility, interoperability, integrity and security hospitals need.

142 healthcare data breaches in Q2, 30% caused by repeat offenders

By Jessica Davis 04:29 pm August 09, 2018

More than 3 million patient records were breached between April and June, highlighting an even bigger issue: Risk increases over time without proper education or reporting.

ClearData cloud security at HIMSS18 booth in Las Vegas

ClearData earns new HITRUST cert for cloud security offerings

By Mike Miliard 03:55 pm August 09, 2018

Company says expanding coverage for Amazon, Google Cloud, Microsoft and others, makes it easier for hospitals to comply with a host of data privacy regulations.

Qliq secure texting app. Credit: YouTube

Arnot Health uses secure texting to slash ED door-to-floor times by 36%

By Bill Siwicki 03:35 pm August 09, 2018

A new communication process in the emergency department helped the hospital reduce the time it took a patient to get to their new unit by almost half an hour.