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Healthcare Cybersecurity | Healthcare Data Security | Ransomware | Hospital Security Breaches

More Than 45 Million Medical Images Are Openly Accessible Online

by Fred Pennic 12/17/2020 Leave a Comment

More Than 45 Million Medical Images Are Openly Accessible Online

What You Should Know: - CybelAngel tools scanned approximately 4.3 billion IP addresses and detected more than 45 million unique medical images left exposed on over 2,140 unprotected servers across 67 countries including the US, UK, and Germany. - The report highlights the security risks of publicly accessible images containing highly personal information including ransomware and blackmail. The analyst team at CybelAngel, a global leader in digital risk protection, has discovered
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How Hackers Are Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Chains – Q/A

by Fred Pennic 12/16/2020 Leave a Comment

COVID-19 Vaccine Cyber Attacks

With the US and other major countries poised to begin national distribution of multiple FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccines, the cybersecurity threats to secure COVID19 vaccine distribution is imminent. Earlier this month, IBM released a report on malicious cyber actors targeting the COVID-19 cold chain—an integral part of delivering and storing a vaccine at safe temperatures. Impersonating a biomedical company, cyber actors are sending phishing and spear-phishing emails to executives and global
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M&A: TRIMEDX Acquires Surplus Medical Equipment Company Centurion Service Group

by Jasmine Pennic 12/02/2020 Leave a Comment

TRIMEDX Acquires Surplus Medical Equipment Company Centurion Service Group

What You Should Know: - TRIMEDX announced the acquisition of Centurion Service Group, a full-service medical equipment re-seller, to expand its Clinical Asset Management offering. - The added capabilities of Centurion will allow TRIMEDX clients to gain maximum value from their excess medical equipment through Centurion auction services, positively impacting operational expenses, maximizing resources to improve patient care, etc. TRIMEDX, a provider of clinical engineering, medical
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Virtual Engagement During COVID Pushes Paradigm Shift for Physician Training and Patient Care

by Shalini Shah, MD is Vice-Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, UC Irvine Health 12/02/2020 Leave a Comment

Virtual engagement during COVID pushes paradigm shift for physician training and patient care

The dominant presence of COVID-19 has not meant the absence of cancer, ear infections, heart attacks, chronic pain, or other illnesses that need attention and care. Physicians have continued treatment for all types of maladies, and physician training has continued as well. But this treatment and this training look much different these days. Despite the challenges that came with major COVID shutdowns and changing requirements, the healthcare system and patients have been both creative and
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Healthcare M&A: DAS Health Acquires Randall Technology Services

by Jasmine Pennic 12/01/2020 Leave a Comment

DAS Health Acquires Health IT and Medical Billing Conglomerate

What You Should Know: - DAS Health Ventures acquires healthcare and managed IT company Randall Technology Services (RandallTech). - This acquisition adds Allscripts® PM and EHR solutions to the DAS portfolio of supported products, and DAS Health has now added additional staff in Texas that will create opportunities for greater regional support of its entire solutions portfolio. DAS Health Ventures, Inc., an industry leader in health IT and management, announced today it completed
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Philips Launches Integrated Cybersecurity Services to Protect Connected Medical Devices

by Jasmine Pennic 11/30/2020 Leave a Comment

Philips Launches Integrated Cybersecurity Services to Protect Connected Medical Devices

What You Should Know: - Philips partners with CyberMDX, a leader in connected medical device security, to provide vendor-neutral solutions to protect connected medical systems and devices. Philips, today announced the introduction of the Philips Cybersecurity Services for seamlessly integrating and enhancing strategic security solutions for Philips customers. The Philips Cybersecurity Services comprise an end-to-end suite of technologies and services to
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Recent Executive Hires: CVS Health New President, Cleveland Clinic/Amwell Joint Venture Leadership, Others

by Fred Pennic 11/25/2020 Leave a Comment

Recent Executive Hires: CVS Health New President, Cleveland Clinic/Amwell Joint Venture Leadership, Others

CVS Health Corporation names Neela Montgomery Executive Vice President and President of CVS Pharmacy/Retail, effective November 30, 2020. Montgomery will oversee the company's 10,000 pharmacies across the United States. Montgomery, currently a Board Partner at venture capital firm Greycroft, most recently served as chief executive officer of furniture retailer Crate & Barrel and has nearly 20 years of global retail experience. The Cleveland Clinic and Amwell joint venture appoint
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7 Best Practices for Third-Party Risk Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry

by Dr. Aleksandr Yampolskiy, CEO of SecurityScorecard 11/19/2020 Leave a Comment

7 Best Practices for Third-Party Risk Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry

The globalization of the pharmaceutical industry has forced pharma companies to outsource, increasing their reliance on third-party vendors and suppliers. As this supply chain grows in complexity, companies find themselves grappling with a growing amount of cyber risk.  A data breach in the pharmaceutical industry can cost companies upwards of $5 million and costs can rise significantly if a third-party vendor or supplier is the cause of a data breach. For this reason, organizations must
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COVID-19 Underscores Need for Identity Governance Administration

by Wes Wright, CTO at Imprivata 11/02/2020 Leave a Comment

COVID-19 Underscores Need for Identity Governance Administration

If you work in healthcare, chances are that the COVID-19 pandemic forced you to quickly scale up or move staff around to manage the onslaught of patients. The demand for clinicians and support staff grew alongside the spread of the virus, making organizations add clinicians or reassign employees with new or modified roles: Ambulatory nurses went down in the Emergency Department or Isolation Ward, revenue cycle folks started doing transport, and so on. In some cases, former staff or retired
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3 Telemedicine Security and Compliance Best Practices

by Gerry Miller, Founder & CEO at Cloudticity 10/08/2020 Leave a Comment

3 Telemedicine Security and Compliance Best Practices

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated telemedicine exponentially as patients and doctors switched from in-person visits to remote consultations. Health providers rapidly scaled virtual offerings in March and April and traffic volumes soared to unprecedented levels, with practices “seeing 50 to 175 times the number of patients by telehealth than before the outbreak,” according to McKinsey. By early August, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services expanded the list of
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