Six weeks have passed since Change Healthcare discovered it was hit by a cyberattack.
The Nashville-based company, part of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum division, is the nation’s largest claims and prescription processor, managing 15 billion transactions…
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If there’s one thing CISOs and CIOs can count on, it’s that there are always more cybersecurity challenges headed their way.Tiffany Gallagher, partner and health industries leader, and Prakash Venkata, partner and principal, in…
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Healthcare has become a data-driven industry as the volume of data continues to grow and organizations are able to use that data to provide more personalized care. However, data alone won’t advance healthcare. New…
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The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, created by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT under the 21st Century Cures Act, holds huge promise for interoperability and information exchange. It also has…
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CISA’s proposed rule signifies a pivotal initiative towards bolstering cybersecurity resilience across vital sectors. By outlining structured reporting criteria, the proposal aims to ensure comprehensive documentation of cyber incidents and ransom payments. Notably, healthcare…
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is proposing a sweeping cyber incident reporting structure across 16 critical sectors, according to its notice of proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register (PDF) on…
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What You Should Know:
– The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)is seeking public input on a new draft plan outlining the nation’s health information technology (health IT) strategy for the…
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By Jill McKeon
March 26, 2024 – The HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released two sector alerts recently, each highlighting a different cyber threat tactic that bad actors may use to facilitate healthcare cyberattacks.
Both…
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Usman Choudhary, general manager, VIPRE Security Group
Here we go again. The US health system is in a desperate cybersecurity state of affairs. Another healthcare cyberattack has made the news and it’s a big one. UnitedHealth Group’s…
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The Vulnerability Few AnticipatedBy Darcy Corcoran
Darcy Corcoran, MBA is principal consultant for cybersecurity at CereCore of Nashville, TN.
This healthcare IT security organization takes their job seriously. They secure perimeters, restrict IP…
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