Brigham and Women’s Hospital released a statement and sent a letter to affected patients on Aug. 4 alerting them that specific research data posted on Tableau’s website in 2018 and in 2023 inadvertently included a publicly accessible…
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Hospitals and health systems are tracking vulnerabilities in their network infrastructure, that of their vendors and widely used fourth-party tools. Meanwhile, bad actors are finding ways to target large organizations, regional hospitals and patients…
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Since its go-live in June, St. Peter’s Health in Helena, Montana said that it has received feedback that patients are having trouble accessing their health information, scheduling appointments and processing referrals in MyChart.WHY IT…
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Swedish medical wireless communications company Ortivus said it is ready to “re-initiate” its MobiMed electronic patient records (EPR) system for British customers affected by a cyber attack last Tuesday. The HSJ reported that staff…
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By Jill McKeon
July 18, 2023 – More than 1.2 million individuals were impacted by a data breach at Pension Benefit Information (PBI) stemming from the widespread cyberattacks waged against Progress Software’s MOVEit Transfer software. The…
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By Jill McKeon
June 30, 2023 – Medtronic notified the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) of a cybersecurity vulnerability (CVE-2023-31222) found in its Paceart Optima System. If exploited, threat actors may be able to execute…
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Tuned, a digital hearing health company targeting employers, is launching a hearing care program for teens, the startup shared with MedCity News exclusively.
New York City-based Tuned’s solution is an employer-sponsored benefit that offers hearing…
By Jill McKeon
June 22, 2023 – Digital health company Kannact disclosed a breach to HHS that impacted 103,547 individuals. According to a breach notice posted on the company’s website, Kannact discovered that an unauthorized party…
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Denver-based in-home care provider DispatchHealth announced it is partnering with Georgia-based healthcare system Emory Healthcare to provide patients in-home follow-up and high-acuity medical care. Through DispatchHealth, patients can request an in-home urgent care medical visit…
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Walmart has partnered with Simple HealthKit, a diagnostics startup, to offer at-home testing kits for sexual wellness, diabetes detection, and respiratory health on its website. Customers can order the kits, perform the tests at…
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