Federal Health IT Plan Prioritizes Security, Privacy
The U.S. HHS released a draft of its federal health IT plan for 2020-2025 and health and privacy are top of mind.
The U.S. HHS released a draft of its federal health IT plan for 2020-2025 and health and privacy are top of mind.
The employees allegedly stole confidential information belonging to the company, including batch production control records for drug manufacturing, according to reports.
In wake of a massive breach, a U.S. Senator is pressing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to explain how it oversees medical imaging security.
Two breaches at healthcare providers in Maine recently led to the exposure of 52,000 patients' protected health information.
A report in the New York Times this week revealed how widespread the theft of biomedical secrets is at U.S. universities and research institutions.
Researchers at this children's hospital purportedly stole trade secrets, then used them to start and market their own Chinese biotechnology firm.
Healthcare organizations in New York need to be aware of a newly implemented protocol, effective immediately, when it comes to reporting a potential cybersecurity incident to the New York Department of Health.
The fine, against a large hospital, stems from its apparent lack of internal patient record security.
An additional 2.2 million patients have had their data compromised by a data breach at AMCA, the now bankrupt medical debt collector.
A data breach at this company may have started as early as nine years ago, in the summer of 2010.