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

What’s AI’s Holdup in Healthcare? The Answer Is In The Cloud

by Fabien Beckers, Ph.D., CEO, Arterys 08/13/2019 Leave a Comment

What’s AI’s Holdup in Healthcare? The Answer Is In The Cloud

When you consider what technology has the most potential to transform healthcare over the next decade and beyond, no doubt your first thoughts turn to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL). Already these technologies are showing promise in helping clinicians work faster and smarter, identifying trends, alerting us to signs that can predict and prevent diseases, and providing insights into potential treatments and cures.  But AI, ML, and DL alone cannot
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Rite Aid’s New CEO, CommonSpirit Health Appoints First Chief Information and Digital Officer, Geisinger’s Chief Nursing Exec, Other Health IT Appointments

by Fred Pennic 08/13/2019 Leave a Comment

Rite Aid CEO

Rite Aid Corporation appoints Heyward Donigan as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a member of the Board, effective immediately. John Standley will step down from his role as chief executive officer. Prior to joining Rite Aid, Donigan served as the president and chief executive officer of Sapphire Digital (formerly Vitals), which designs and develops omnichannel platforms that help consumers choose their best-fit healthcare providers. Since 2015, Donigan lead Sapphire Digital's strategy and
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Siemens Healthineers, UM System, MU Health Care Forms $133M Alliance for Precision Health

by Fred Pennic 07/12/2019 Leave a Comment

University Hospital with the Staff for Life Helicopter at dusk.[/caption]Siemens Healthineers and the University of Missouri System (UM System), including all four universities, and University of Missouri Health Care (MU Health Care), has established the Alliance for Precision Health that will leverage their joint expertise to transform healthcare delivery, promote education in the fields of technology and engineering, and develop groundbreaking research initiatives.As part of the alliance,
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FDA Recalls Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pumps for Potential Cybersecurity Risks

by Jasmine Pennic 06/28/2019 Leave a Comment

FDA Recalls Medtronic MiniMed Insulin Pumps for Potential Cybersecurity Risks

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recalling certain Medtronic MiniMed insulin pumps due to potential cybersecurity risks and recommends that patients using these models switch their insulin pump to models that are better equipped to protect against these potential risks. To date, the FDA is not aware of any confirmed reports of patient harm related to these potential cybersecurity risks.Medtronic's MiniMed Insulin PumpsThe FDA is concerned that, due to cybersecurity vulnerabilities
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Remote Enablement Adoption: The Key to Reshaping Patient Monitoring

by James Caffrey, Leader of Strategic Projects & Ventures, Monitoring & Analytics, Philips 06/25/2019 Leave a Comment

Remote Enablement Adoption: The Key to Reshaping Patient Monitoring

The healthcare industry is facing significant pressures around costs and outcomes as it shifts to a value-based care model. To alleviate these concerns, hospitals are looking to technology to help. Over the years, technology has significantly evolved with more connectivity, advanced algorithms and introduction of machine learning and AI. These advancements have greatly improved efficiencies and outcomes in the healthcare industry, yet, along with these benefits, technology also brings a concern
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2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award Category Winners Announced

by Jasmine Pennic 06/06/2019 Leave a Comment

2019 MedTech Breakthrough Award Category Winners Announced

MedTech Breakthrough, a market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global digital health and medical technology market has unveiled the results of its 2019 MedTech Breakthrough Awards program, showcasing technologies and companies that drive innovation and exemplify the best in medical and health-related technology solutions across the globe.MedTech Breakthrough Awards Program OverviewThe MedTech Breakthrough Awards program is the
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LabCorp Confirms 7.7M Customers Exposed by Data Breach from AMCA Payment Portal

by Fred Pennic 06/05/2019 Leave a Comment

LabCorp Confirms 7.7M Customers Exposed by Data Breach from AMCA Payment Portal

Just a day after Quest Diagnostics confirmed a data breach, LabCorp has confirmed that nearly 7.7 million customers’ personal information may have been exposed due to a data breach from third-party collections firm American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA). According to a U.S. Securities and Exchange CommissionOpens a New Window. (SEC) filing, unauthorized activity on AMCA’s web payment page occurred between August 1, 2018, and March 30, 2019.The exposed data could include first and last name,
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3 Ways to Protect Hospital Data from Email Spoofing Attacks

by Eyal Benishti, CEO & Founder of IRONSCALES 06/03/2019 Leave a Comment

3 Ways to Protect Hospital Data from Email Spoofing Attacks

Picture this: you are a first-year nurse with an unusual case that you and your colleagues have never seen at your hospital. To expedite the formulation of a treatment plan, you turn to a private Facebook group for nurses to which you belong. Since joining the 8,000-person closed group, you’ve witnessed your peers share information - with important details withheld - as to not break privacy laws, but as a means to generate group think on analysis and recommendations. You’ve seen first-hand how
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3 Major Problems With the Medical Device and Wearables Market in 2019

by HITC Staff 05/29/2019 Leave a Comment

3 Major Problems With the Medical Device and Wearables Market in 2019

Technology can improve human life in significant ways and aid in the fight against troublesome illnesses. Unfortunately, no technology is perfect — and newer technologies are especially prone to growing pains.There are three major problems in today's medical devices and wearables market: potential sabotage of the devices themselves, devices as a backdoor into networks and patient data, and device manufacturers taking advantage of regulatory loopholes to get their products on the market.1. Many
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UCSF, The Doctors Company Partner to Address Patient Safety Challenges in the Digital Health Era

by Jasmine Pennic 05/07/2019 Leave a Comment

UCSF, The Doctors Company Partner to Address Patient Safety Challenges in the Digital Health Era

The Doctors Company—the nation’s largest physician-owned medical malpractice insurer—and UC San Francisco (UCSF), today launched a new partnership at the intersection of digital medicine and patient safety. The Doctors Company’s commitment to advancing the practice of good medicine will be expanded through a $1 million collaboration that will enable leading UCSF researchers in evidence-based patient safety practices, safety, and information technology–related policy, and artificial intelligence
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