Take the 2021 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey
For the past seven years, the annual HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey has tracked trends in healthcare privacy and security. The new survey was just launched earlier this month, and HIMSS wants to hear your...
View ArticleUK biotech startup uses big data to aid vaccine development
London-based biotech startup Baseimmune is using big data and a design algorithm to help develop future-proofed vaccines.The Imperial College spin-off recently announced a €4.1 million ($4.8m) raise to...
View ArticleBiden nominates new CIO for VA, could help lead EHR modernization
On Wednesday, the White House announced its nomination of Kurt DelBene as chief information officer and assistant secretary for information and technology at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.WHY...
View Article'Change management is key' for maintaining remote cybersecurity
News stories about ransomware have dominated headlines in the past few years, with healthcare facilities and hospitals high on the list of frequent victims. And although cybercrime has long been a...
View ArticleFDA hopes draft guidance on device software will offer 'clarity, simplicity'
This past week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration published draft guidance for its Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions.WHY IT MATTERS The guidance, posted online on...
View ArticleJustice Department charges two in international ransomware crackdown
The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday announced that it had taken action against two individuals accused of using REvil ransomware to attack U.S. businesses and government agencies. In a press...
View ArticleCybersecurity roundup: Russian attacks decreasing, 320K patients affected in...
White House officials testified this past week that they have seen a "discernible decrease" in U.S.-targeted cyberattacks linked to Russia.As reported by The Hill, Chris Inglis, the country's first...
View ArticleOne in four U.S. employees say their company hasn't invested in pandemic-era...
A new study released this week from the cybersecurity vendor SecureAge found that although most companies ramped up defense training amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, some are lagging behind – and many...
View ArticleWhat are the upcoming policies that will shape AI – and are policymakers up...
As vice president and director of governance studies at the Brookings Institution, and a senior fellow at its Center for Technology Innovation, Darrell M. West spends a lot of time thinking about the...
View ArticleCISA issues advisory about Siemens software vulnerabilities
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued an advisory this week about critical vulnerabilities to software used in medical devices. As outlined by a blog post from Forescout...
View ArticleBiden nominates Califf as FDA commissioner
[Editor's note: This article has been updated to include the White House's announcement.]President Joe Biden nominated Dr. Robert Califf as commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on...
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Nation-state threat actors are motivated by intelligence, cash
As cyberattacks continue to hamper the operations of critical infrastructure, including hospitals, it may be tempting to think of the hackers as if they're the main characters in the 1995 film of the...
View ArticleTelephone, video visits 'critical' for enabling safety-net care access
A study published this month in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that safety net providers in New York state reported positive experiences using telephone and video during the...
View ArticleThe biggest healthcare data breaches of 2021
Amidst warnings from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation about hacking groups and news from the Department of Justice about ransomware-related arrests, an adage has begun to be repeated among...
View ArticleNSW Ambulance upgrades radio network
NSW Ambulance, provider of emergency medical services in New South Wales, has upgraded its radio network to cover more areas and enhance its critical communications operations. The government agency...
View ArticleCerner appoints its first Chief Health Officer
Cerner on Tuesday announced that it would launch a new C-suite role, naming Dr. Nasim Afsar, as its first chief health officer.WHY IT MATTERS Starting in January, Afsar will be tasked with leading...
View ArticleOhio health system forced to cancel appointments following 'targeted cyber...
The Southern Ohio Medical Center, located in Portsmouth, Ohio, was continuing to cancel appointments nearly a week after a targeted attack on its servers.The incident, which occurred on November 11,...
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View ArticleCISA issues alert for Iran-sponsored hacker group targeting healthcare
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency issued an alert this week highlighting malicious activity from an advanced persistent threat group associated with the government of Iran.The bad actors...
View ArticleIntermountain launches new AI center to guide ethical deployments and prevent...
Intermountain Healthcare this week announced the formation of its new Data Science and Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence. The goal? To establish a baseline assurance for ethical standards as...
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