The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, created by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT under the 21st Century Cures Act, holds huge promise for interoperability and information exchange. It also has…
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CISA’s proposed rule signifies a pivotal initiative towards bolstering cybersecurity resilience across vital sectors. By outlining structured reporting criteria, the proposal aims to ensure comprehensive documentation of cyber incidents and ransom payments. Notably, healthcare…
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is proposing a sweeping cyber incident reporting structure across 16 critical sectors, according to its notice of proposed rulemaking, published in the Federal Register (PDF) on…
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What You Should Know:
– The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)is seeking public input on a new draft plan outlining the nation’s health information technology (health IT) strategy for the…
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By Jill McKeon
March 26, 2024 – The HHS Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) released two sector alerts recently, each highlighting a different cyber threat tactic that bad actors may use to facilitate healthcare cyberattacks.
Both…
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Usman Choudhary, general manager, VIPRE Security Group
Here we go again. The US health system is in a desperate cybersecurity state of affairs. Another healthcare cyberattack has made the news and it’s a big one. UnitedHealth Group’s…
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The Vulnerability Few AnticipatedBy Darcy Corcoran
Darcy Corcoran, MBA is principal consultant for cybersecurity at CereCore of Nashville, TN.
This healthcare IT security organization takes their job seriously. They secure perimeters, restrict IP…
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Chang Gung Memorial Hospital in Linkou District, Taoyuan City, Taiwan has recently been revalidated for Stage 7 of the HIMSS Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model. It was also validated for Stage 6 of the…
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Guidance released this week from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. and international partners outlines best practices for defending against “living off the land” cyber activity –…
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UnitedHealth Group (UHG) swiftly responded to the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, paying out $2 billion in financial advances to support struggling healthcare providers. Amid federal investigations and calls for mandatory cybersecurity regulations, UHG is…
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