Late last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) disclosed that compromised insider credentials with access to HealthCare.gov's back-end insurance system exposed 75,000 individuals’ data.
What is 75,000 records in the face …
Late last week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) disclosed that compromised insider credentials with access to HealthCare.gov's back-end insurance system exposed 75,000 individuals’ data.
What is 75,000 records in the face …
My three earlier posts in this series paint a pretty bleak picture of the healthcare industry: Despite the wide variety of compliance regulations on the books around the world, healthcare organizations remain particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks
…In my previous post , I explained 6 key reasons why healthcare organizations are particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks. Today, let’s explore exactly what these attacks are designed to do, and how they affect the target organizations and their patients…
In my previous post, I reviewed the primary compliance regulations that healthcare organizations around the world are subject to, all of which are intended to improve data protection in healthcare. But as I noted, the number of healthcare firms suffering…
Here’s a fact that might surprise you: Your healthcare information is worth more to hackers than your credit card number. A LOT more. Forbes reports that a credit card number is worth 25 cents on the black market, but an electronic medical health…
Market and regulatory changes such as the Affordable Care Act are fueling a historic period of consolidation in the healthcare market. Independent health systems are struggling to survive on their own due to reduced payouts, driving mergers, acquisitions…