Several physicians who experienced glitches while taking the internal medicine board exam on Aug. 13 are raising questions about their results. The key issue was being locked out of their computers following breaks, which the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)…
HHS is a U.S. executive department that touches the lives of nearly all Americans by protecting your rights, research, food safety, health care, aging, and much more. HHS is advancing the Make America Healthy Again agenda by putting nutrition at the…
A hacker group has apologized for allegedly carrying out a cyberattack on a New Mexico hospital, insisting it has “morals” while offering affected patients up to $2,500 each. The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center experienced a cybersecurity incident on…
Risk managers are trained to spot weak signals, plan for disruption and make hard decisions under uncertainty. But the discipline looks different when the risk is not a system or an enterprise, but you. Risk management leaders educate people on…
In response to growing cybersecurity threats and extreme weather warnings, the UK government has issued the ‘Be Ready’ campaign, aligning its emergency advice with France, Ireland, and the Netherlands. The checklist includes nine essential items, from bottled water and tinned…
It was not that long ago that nine out of ten U.S. doctors stored their patients' records in color-coded files and updated them by hand. Now, approximately 85% of nationwide office-based physicians... Who Really Owns Your Health Data? Former Forbes Councils Member.
Interdisciplinary data governance committees at UNC Health have helped steward the secure use of EHR data for clinical research, according to a study published in JAMIA. As researchers look to leverage EHR data to fuel their studies, proper stewardship of…
A cybersecurity issue at a hospital network in New Mexico forced the entity to send ambulances to other hospitals, leaving the state without an emergency department with the ability to treat patients dealing with severe injuries. Several UNM Health System…
After a “cybersecurity event” Monday shuttered the system of the state’s only Level 1 trauma center, the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center has resumed operations. IE 11 Not Supported UNM Health Center Reopens to Patients After Cyber Event
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Cyberattacks targeting healthcare providers are becoming more common, prompting federal and state leaders to launch a new effort aimed at protecting rural hospitals before they become victims of the next attack. On Monday, Governor Henry McMaster joined Sean…
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