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The Healthcare Cybersecurity Ecosystem: A System in Need of Comprehensive Care

Healthcare IT Today

Consider Change Healthcare breach or the mass exploitation event related to a vulnerability in MOVEit, which affected nearly a million active Medicare beneficiaries. For more insights into how Clearwater is leading the charge in healthcare cybersecurity, visit Clearwater Security. Reputations can tank.

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Best Cybersecurity Practices for Patient Data Sharing in Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

The Importance of Cybersecurity in Healthcare The healthcare sector is uniquely vulnerable to cybersecurity breaches. 2023 was a record year, with 114 data breaches of 100,000 or more records reported to The HIPAA Journal. Cybercriminals are drawn to healthcare data as bees are to honey.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

We are now back to the status quo ante, at least with respect to the question of whether and how texting may be used in hospitals subject to the Medicare Conditions of Participation (i.e., Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals). This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. Other provider types are left to reason by analogy.

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Introducing Healthcare Cybersecurity Solutions: The Safest Way To Protect Your Patients

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

It is essential for healthcare organizations to implement effective cybersecurity solutions to protect their patients and their own interests. What is Healthcare Cybersecurity? How it Differs from Traditional Cybersecurity? Healthcare cybersecurity differs from traditional cybersecurity in a few ways.

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Is Your Cybersecurity Strategy Gambling Everything?

Healthcare IT Today

Contract Enforcements Tie Cybersecurity to Financial Fraud and Liability The receptionist you yelled at for shopping online could turn you in and get a $900,000 reward. When it comes to compliance, ignoring the contracts you sign – including with Medicare and your insurance policies – can hit you really hard and really fast.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

We are now back to the status quo ante, at least with respect to the question of whether and how texting may be used in hospitals subject to the Medicare Conditions of Participation (i.e., Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals). This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. Other provider types are left to reason by analogy.

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Texting patient information – The latest from CMS

Health Blawg

We are now back to the status quo ante, at least with respect to the question of whether and how texting may be used in hospitals subject to the Medicare Conditions of Participation (i.e., Fear not, gentle reader. most hospitals). This is clear. until the next clarification comes along. Other provider types are left to reason by analogy.

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