By Michael Gray – The healthcare sector’s AI ambitions are accelerating, from augmented telehealth and diagnostics to streamlined billing, claims, and scheduling. But as health systems integrate AI deeper into their workflows, one critical question often gets overlooked: How secure are the models themselves?
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recognizes the impact that the cyberattack on UnitedHealth Group’s subsidiary Change Healthcare/Optum in late February (the Incident) has had on health care operations across the country.
NOW on-demand, Trending NOW episode with host Shahid Shah and his guest Daniel Brodie, CTO and Co-Founder of Cynerio. What’s trending now is the alarming number of cyber-attacks and their impact in healthcare.
By Devin Partida – Unlike other sectors where nonprofits serve lower-income populations, health care nonprofits usually serve people with higher-than-average incomes and they tend to have strong financial resources. They’re also far more common than for-profit hospitals.
By Jim Hyman – Cyberattacks have crossed a critical threshold, and the risks have evolved from merely causing financial loss and damage to physical systems, to affecting people’s health and safety. Not long ago that statement might have been considered hyperbole, but now it is a stark reality.
By Matt Fisher – After a bit of a lull, meaning pretty much a full calendar quarter, the Office for Civil Rights is back with another HIPAA settlement. The newest settlement involves Oklahoma State University – Center for Health Sciences and a malware incident.
By Matt Fisher – The Office for Civil Rights is promoting HIPAA as being able to prevent or substantially mitigate the impacts of a cyber attack. It is a bold statement from OCR and one that bears unpacking. Why is OCR asserting that HIPAA can prevent or substantially mitigate a cyber attack?
By Art Gross – We have had quite a year so far in 2020, and if you are in healthcare, you were hit especially hard with something that you likely didn’t adequately prepare to deal with. However, according to a recent report from Black Book Market Research LLC, the healthcare industry has no idea what could hit them in 2021. But with this particular threat, you can prepare.
Join eFax Corporate and Answers Media Network as we explore why it is crucial for organizations to demonstrate a commitment to maintaining the highest electronic data protection standards which in turn provides customers with the assurance that protecting health information is taken seriously.