A business associate for a South Carolina cardiology practice caused a data breach when some patient’s personal information was inappropriately downloaded onto a flash drive. The business associate, a leader in remote monitoring of cardiac patients, discovered that one of…
Healthcare data breaches are growing ever more expensive climbing to an average of $4 million this year, according to the Ponemon Institute. The two biggest healthcare IT security concerns among hospitals and physician practices are phishing attacks (77%) and viruses/malware…
Phishing attacks, where cybercriminals use false emails or websites to extract confidential information, are proving to be profitable. According to a recent Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) trends report, the total number of unique phishing sites observed in the second quarter of 2016…
Defense contractor Northrup Grumman is working on a computer system that is aimed at reducing medical fraud and anticipating medical disorders in patients. The system uses data to predict people’s future healthcare needs based on their interactions with doctors, hospitals…
By Pauline Bartolone | Kaiser Health News Workers in California’s hospitals and doctors’ offices may be less likely to get hit, kicked, bitten or grabbed under workplace standards adopted by a state workplace safety board. Regulators within the California Division…
