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Healthcare Data Security & Insurance Challenges and Solutions

Healthcare IT Today

For healthcare providers and professionals working in healthcare, data security is of utmost importance. Recently published data reveals healthcare facilities may be at increased risk from serious data breaches, with US-based healthcare facilities facing an average of over 1,400 cyber attacks per week.

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How to Ensure Healthcare Data Security

HealthStream

Health IT Security just released the following five ways that healthcare organizations can safeguard protected health information (PHI) by instituting up-to-date cybersecurity measures.

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Bonus Features – July 28, 2024 – 69% of patients will switch providers if communication doesn’t meet expectations, business associates account for 39% of data breaches, plus 21 more stories

Healthcare IT Today

News HHS announced a reorganization , with ONC renamed the Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ASTP/ONC). Data breaches reported by business associates account for 39% of all breaches , according to a recent Fortified Health Security report.

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Is this the right step in interoperability?

David Chou

The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) further bolstered this transition to a modern healthcare system. These organizations have committed to meeting a 12-month goal of achieving interoperability by joining the nationwide healthcare data exchange network created through TEFCA.

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CloudWave Expands Its Healthcare Cybersecurity Portfolio with the Acquisition of Sensato Cybersecurity; Appoints John Gomez as Chief Security and Engineering Officer

Healthcare IT Today

The Acquisition Will Bring Together Leading-Edge Cloud Hosting Services and Managed Cybersecurity-as-a-Service to Provide a Seamless, Enhanced Experience to Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations. CloudWave , the expert in healthcare data security, announced the company has acquired Sensato Cybersecurity. About CloudWave.

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Blockchain in Healthcare: A Vehicle Towards Digital Health 2.0?

The Digital Health Corner

A good definition of blockchain is: “A blockchain , [1] [2] [3] originally block chain , [4] [5] is a continuously growing list of records , called blocks, which are linked and secured using cryptography. [1] 1] [6] Each block typically contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, [6] a timestamp and transaction data. [7]

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

Healthcare IT Today

However, when the cost of hospital cyber incident remediation tops $10 million and cyber insurance continues to skyrocket, IT leaders and the C-suite must take healthcare data security seriously. Hospitals Losing Cybersecurity Battle The number of healthcare data breaches of over 500 records dipped slightly in 2022.