By Phil Galewitz | Kaiser Health News The Medicaid expansion promoted by the Affordable Care Act was a boon for St. Mary’s Medical Center, the largest hospital in western Colorado. Since 2014, the number of uninsured patients it served dropped…
Overlapping surgery, where a surgeon has two procedures going at the same time, is generally safe according to new research. The new study reviewed 66,000 common surgeries, of which nearly 8,000 were overlapping, including joint replacement, coronary artery bypass graft…
The cost of management expenses and indemnity payments for medical malpractice claims is rising, but the number of claims dropped, according to a new study. The rate of medical professional liability claims declined 27% from 5.1 cases per 100 physicians…
Senior executives may be the most significant weak spot in an organization’s cybersecurity chain, according to research from The Bunker, a UK information security firm. With privileged access to valuable company information, top executives are a prime target for both…
A coordinated malware attack rapidly spreading across the world could cause catastrophic-level losses, with healthcare organizations feeling a heavy burden, according to a new report. While it hasn’t happened, a global ransomware attack could cost up to $193 billion according…
Many businesses across North America and Europe remain skeptical about buying cyber insurance, according to a new survey from the global IT marketplace Spiceworks. While 62 percent of organizations surveyed do not currently have cyber coverage, the number of firms that do…
Phishing emails and malware-infected links remain cyber risks in 2019, but data services company Experian predicts several new types of attacks taking place. In its annual Data Breach Industry Forecast, Experian predicts three new emerging threats: biometric hacking, gaming as…
Something changed in the first month of 2019; shareholders successfully held a company accountable for its data breaches. Yahoo’s former officers and directors agreed to pay $29 million to settle charges that they breached their fiduciary duties during a string…
Phishing scams are one of the most common forms of cyber attack, sent by hackers hoping to trick recipients into clicking a link to a fake website and stealing your password. One percent of emails sent today are phishing attempts,…
Tammy Fox wanted to help after a friend took ill with a rare and difficult-to-diagnose autoimmune disorder that required many trips to the Mayo Clinic. Although Fox couldn’t do anything medically, she knew there was a way to ease some…
