Connexin Software Inc., a company that supplies pediatric physician practice groups with electronic medical records and practice management software, recently acknowledged that it had been…
According to a recent analysis from the Opioid Policy Institute (OPI) and Legal Action Center (LAC), several websites used to provide opioid addiction treatment and…
A group of ten state Attorney Generals recently urged Apple CEO Tim Cook in a letter to strengthen privacy and security safeguards for Apple App…
Avera Health will use new funds from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to start a number of programs involving training in telehealth, telemetry…
National law firm Epstein Becker & Green (EBG) has released their updated 2022 Telemental Health Laws report. Since 2016, the legal practice has published its…
A settlement has been proposed by Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital to resolve an ongoing class action lawsuit filed following 2 unauthorized disclosures…
A recent study conducted by the Chartis Group has discovered that telehealth increased in popularity between 2020 and 2022, ultimately earning the reputation of being…
New research by experts from West Health has been published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society exploring the potential of telehealth in providing…
October’s FAIR Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker has revealed that despite minor variability in several US regions, national telehealth use remained largely consistent in August. FAIR…
A white paper has been released by Senator Mark Warner, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Intelligence, to emphasize the challenges posed to the…
The Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordinating Center (HC3) has released a threat brief to raise awareness about the threat of…
November has been declared Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month by US President Biden. In the press brief, Biden emphasized the steps taken by the…
According to a recent Elevance Health survey, the majority of Americans who used virtual primary care reported that their experiences were positive and that the…
According to a recent study, in-person examinations had little impact on virtual surgical planning for urology patients who visited via video visits, with the exception…
A report published by Stericycle Communication Solutions has found that young adults who utilize primary care and mental health services as well as those who…
The first phase of a research program to expand care to postpartum patients was revealed today by Memora Health. The initiative will be operated in…
A new study published in the American Heart Association journal has discovered that pharmacists’ use of telehealth care is a viable alternative to clinic-based care…
Businesses are understanding the value of cybersecurity and seeing the need to invest more extensively in it since threats are developing so swiftly. Businesses must…
The MITRE Corporation’s new methodology for grading medical device vulnerabilities using the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) has been authorized by the U.S. Food and…
A warning has been issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), teh Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Department of Health and…
Jen Easterly, the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), recently wrote on her blog about how she has been touring the country…
A study published in JAMA Network Open has found that clinician attitudes towards telehealth quality and ease of use were associated with telehealth utilization rates….
The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) has updated its guidelines for how healthcare professionals can maintain suitable telehealth use, including acknowledging ethical codes, safeguarding…
Although the recent expansion of remote care is commonly seen as advantageous for patients and providers, concerns persist regarding its advantages over traditional in-home care…
According to a recent research in The Lancet, medical abortions may be performed safely and successfully through telehealth without a standard ultrasound scan. The study,…
A report has been issued by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) that describes patterns in Medicare utilization and makes suggestions to policymakers in order to…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered that several demographics, mostly adults, maintained substantial levels of involvement in telehealth after evaluating telehealth use…
Samsung has partnered with leading virtual primary care provider HealthTap to help provide virtual healthcare directly to Samsung Smart TVs in the U.S. HealthTap typically…
A recent study has been conducted by Trend Micro to investigate the effect ransomware attacks are having on organizations in the health sector. Ransomware attacks…
Telehealth visits are anticipated to continue playing a significant role in endocrine care after experiencing a dramatic rise during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to…
A recent study published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment has found evidence to support video observation as a method of methadone take-home dosing….
The U.S. Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has recently released a white paper to raise the health sector’s awareness about living-off-the-land techniques threat actors…
A class action lawsuit has been filed West Virginia-based Mon Health following a data breach where an unauthorized third party had accessed its network for…
A member of the Netwalker ransomware gang has been sentenced to 20 years in prison and is ordered to pay a forfeit of $21,500,000 for…
A study recently published by athenahealth has found that telehealth is addressing shortcomings in delivering healthcare after evolving from COVID-19 pandemic visit replacement methods. By…
The FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker has found that telehealth use varies per region in the United States’s southeast. The Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker,…
A data breach class action lawsuit has been settled by LifeBridge Health Inc. to resolve claims made by individuals impacted by a data breach in…
An audit conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General has found that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has…
Texas-based primary care clinic network Family Health Centers (FMC) has recently notified the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of a data breach involving…
A class action lawsuit has been settled by Magellan Health on behalf of approximately 273,000 patients who had their protected health information exposed in a…
Following U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Telehealth Association (ATA) is collaborating with Congress and a number of government…
The United States Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) has warned the health sector of a Chinese state-sponsored threat actor named APT41. The U.S. government…
Iowa-based Wolfe Eye Clinic has issued a breach notification to the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Civil Rights reporting a data…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has announced the conclusion of three investigations into alleged violations of the…
Ohio-based law firm Bricker & Eckler LLP has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit following a data breach affecting 420,532 individuals. The law firm…
A recent study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings has found that the burnout rate among physicians is at an all time high following the COVID-19…
The New York-based Ambulance Service, Empress Emergency Medical Services (EMS) has recently experienced a ransomware attack. On July 14, 2022, the EMS provider discovered some…
A class action lawsuit has been settled by Ambry Genetics for $12.25 million following a data breach affecting 232,772 patients. The lawsuit stems from an…
A recent researcher letter published in JAMA Internal Medicine has found third-party tracking tools on 99 percent of examined abortion clinic websites. Concerns have been…
Richmond, Texas-based Oakbend Medical Center has recently announced that they have experienced a ransomware attack. On September 1, 2022, the healthcare provider discovered a file…