Among myriad acronyms in the healthcare industry, HIPAA is one of the most referenced.
At the end of last year, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed major updates to this law — named…
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A cyberattack on May 8 against healthcare giant Ascension resulted in the medical data of 5.6 million customers being exposed, according to a filing with the Maine attorney general’s office published on December 20.WHY…
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The cyberattack that Ascension suffered in May resulted in the exposure of 5.6 million patients’ personal and health information, according to a recent breach notification filed with the Maine Attorney General.
The health system is…
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Ascension tells Maine’s attorney general that its May 8 ransomware attack exposed the medical and insurance information of 5.6 million people.
The 140-hospital system’s EHR was down for more than a month.
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On Monday, a Silicon Valley-based bioelectronic medicine company raised tens of millions of dollars to help the more than 7 million Americans who struggle with essential tremor (ET).
The company, named Cala Health, closed a…
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Calif.-based Cala Health, the maker of wearable neuromodulation therapy, announced it completed the initial closing of an oversubscribed $50 million growth round.Vertex Growth Fund and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures co-led the round with participation by…
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What You Should Know:
– Cala Health, the non-invasive bioelectronic medicine leader, today announced it has raised a $50 million growth round, co-led by Vertex Growth Fund and Nexus NeuroTech Ventures.
– All existing Cala investors participated in the…
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Andrew Spier, Vice President of Advanced Cyber Solutions and Commercial Services at Core4ce
Recent and high-profile cyber, ransomware and supply chain attacks on Kaiser Permanente, Ascension, and Change Healthcare have shown how the healthcare industry…
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AI startup Research Grid, which helps medical research institutions automate administrative tasks for clinical trials, announced it raised $6.5 million in seed funding. Fuel Ventures led the round with participation from Ada Ventures, Arve Capital,…
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Kevin Kirkwood, CISO at Exabeam
Almost weekly, we see headlines about cyber incidents disrupting patient care, compromising patient privacy, or both. The growing interconnectedness of the healthcare ecosystem, combined with heavy reliance on third-party providers,…
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