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Why HHS’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Chris Bowen, Founder and CISO at ClearDATA The recent Cybersecurity concept paper from HHS, while a gesture towards progress, falls critically short of what’s imperative in today’s climate. It’s time for HHS to mandate and enforce rigorous, prescriptive cybersecurity standards.

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Recent HHS Settlement Underscores the Importance Compliance Plays in Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare organizations that have a track record for compliance failures often suffer from long-term backlash. In extreme cases, a healthcare breach can bankrupt a business, as was the case with the American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA). In 2018, AMCA suffered a breach affecting 21 million patients. 21CO) faced a $2.3

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Difficult to Maintain, How a Security Operations Center Can Help

Healthcare IT Today

Before 2018, hacking accounted for fewer than 50% of all breaches. Today, that figure is nearly 79%, which means that bad actors are specifically targeting the healthcare industry. Last year, 699 breaches affected 51.4 What Should Be Included in a SOC?

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Health Information Security – My Interview with Richard Kaufmann, CISO of Amedisys – Part 1: Origin Stories, the Security Ecosystem, and the Start Line

Health Populi

looking back and looking forward to the future of cybersecurity in health care and some wisdom to help us manage that future world of risks. JSK: What’s your origin story with health information security? JSK: You moved into the Amedisys organization in 2018 as Chief Information Security Officer.

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Tausight Announces Additional $6 Million in Financing

Healthcare IT Today

Earlier this year, Tausight launched its expanded AI-powered PHI Security Intelligence platform , which automates the identification and classification of electronically protected health information (PHI) to enhance the protection of healthcare patients’ most valuable confidential information.