Investigation Exposes DOI’s Poor Password Practices
The Department of Interior’s Office of Inspector General (DOI OIG) has discovered inadequate password management and enforcement practices at the Department of the Interior, putting…
Fertility Centers Of Illinois Illinois Offers $450,000 Settlement To End Data Breach Lawsuit
Fertility Centers of Illinois has offered a $450,000 settlement to resolve a legal dispute brought forward by those affected by the data breach which occurred…
US Healthcare Cybersecurity At Risk From Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group KillNet
A recent alert from the Department of Health and Human Services Cybersecurity Coordination Center warns organizations in the healthcare sector to be prepared and take…
Survey Finds Many Clinicians Believe Telehealth Is Not Adequate For Treating Elderly Patients
Despite the recent growth and expansion of telehealth, a survey conducted by West Health and members of the Collaborative for Telehealth and Aging found that…
Fines Of $20,000 Imposed On Florida Primary Care Provider For Breach Of HIPAA Right Of Access
Health Specialists of Central Florida Inc. (HSCF), located in Orlando, Florida, recently paid a $20,000 financial penalty to the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at…
Study Finds In-Person Follow-ups Likely To Be Necessary After Virtual Obstetric And Fertility Care
Research has revealed that the majority of patients who had a virtual visit for obstetric and fertility care needed to have an in-person follow-up within…
Ribbon Health Study Finds Many Consumers Unconvinced Of Healthcare Plans’ Accuracy In Provider Information
A recent survey conducted by OnePoll and Ribbon Health, a provider data management platform, has revealed a worrying lack of trust among consumers towards their…
Study Finds Improvement Of NICU Follow-Up Attendance Rates Through Telehealth
A study conducted by Maine Health, published in Hospital Pediatrics, looked into the effects of telehealth on neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) follow-up appointments, and…
Study Finds Improvement of NICU Follow-Up Attendance Rates Through Telehealth
A study conducted by Maine Health, published in Hospital Pediatrics, looked into the effects of telehealth on neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) follow-up appointments, and…
New York Hospital Introducing Remote Patient Monitoring With Apple Watch
Hospital for Special Surgery (HHS), which is affiliated with Weill Cornell Medical College and has campuses in New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey, is introducing…
Survey Finds Telehealth Is Being Sustained And Optimized By The Majority Of Physicians And Hospital Executives
In a recent survey conducted by Sage Growth Partners, both practice-based physicians and hospital executives were polled to gain insight into current telehealth trends. Results…
NY-Based Health System To Offer Telehealth Visits For Non-Urgent Ambulance Calls
With the help of a new initiative, patients who call 911 for an ambulance for non-urgent medical conditions will have access to telehealth alternatives. The…
CISA And FBI Issue Cybersecurity To Raise Healthcare Sector Cuba Ransomware Awareness
In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) provide information on the tactics, techniques,…
Survey Finds Americans Prefer Telehealth Over In-Person Care Due To Its Accessibility
According to survey findings cited by America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), 69 percent of respondents said they preferred telehealth over in-person care because of its…
AHA Requests Further Federal Assistance To Combat Health Sector Cybersecurity Threats
The American Hospital Association (AHA) responded to Senator Mark R. Warner’s policy options paper by stating that while hospitals and healthcare systems have taken the…
AHA Requests DEA To Clarify Future Of Telehealth Prescriptions For Controlled Substances
In a letter, the American Hospital Association (AHA) requested that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) clarify future telehealth regulations for prescribing controlled substances and offer…
Settlement Proposed By San Juan Regional Medical Center For Class Action Data Breach Lawsuit
A settlement has been proposed by Famington, New Mexico-based San Juan Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) in hopes to resolve an ongoing class action lawsuit concerning…
Number Of Ransomeware Attacks Decrease In Q3 Of 2022
A new report has been published by Guidepoint Security’s Research and Intelligence Team (GRIT) tracking ransomware activity in the third quarter of this year. Although…
Pediatric Center Software Provider Reports Breach Affecting 2.2M
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…
Study Finds Security Vulnerabilities In Opioid Addiction Treatment Websites
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…
Website Tracking Code Breach Discloses PHI Of Up To 1.5 Million Patients In Community Health Network
The HIPAA-covered entity Community Health Network, based in Indiana, recently reported to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights that…
State Attorney Generals Urge Apple To Strengthen Reproductive Health Data Privacy Standards
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…
Federal Funding Granted To Support Nurse Telehealth Training
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…
Amazon Announces Virtual Clinic To Treat Common Conditions
Amazon has recently launched a virtual medical clinic to treat various conditions such as allergic reactions, hair loss and skin complications. Through this message-based health…
Law Firm Epstein Becker & Green Publish Telemental Health Laws Report
National law firm Epstein Becker & Green (EBG) has released their updated 2022 Telemental Health Laws report. Since 2016, the legal practice has published its…
Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Proposed By Lurie Children’s Hospital
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…
Study Confirms Telehealth As A Legitimate Modality For Care
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…
West Health Researchers Discuss Senior Citizen Telehealth
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…
FAIR Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker Finds Telehealth Usage Rates Remains Consistent
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…
Senator Warner Suggests HIPAA Policy Changes To Improve Healthcare Cybersecurity
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…
HC3 Warns Health Sector Of Iranian Threat Campaigns
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…
Biden Declares November ‘Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience Month’
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…
Survey Finds Positive Attitudes Towards Virtual Primary Care Among Americans
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…
Study Finds In-Person Examinations Have Little Impact On Virtual Urological Surgey Planning
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…
Report Finds Post-Pandemic Telehealth Use Among Young Adults Remains High
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…
Survey Reveals Decrease In Telehealth Utilization And Emergency Room Visits Since 2021
A recent survey conducted by Stericycle Communication Solutions, a patient engagement solutions vendor, revealed that the rate of Americans utilizing telehealth has decreased since the…
Memora Health Announces Postpartum Care Research Program With Mayo Clinic
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…
Study Finds Telehealth Equal To In-Clinic Hypertension Treatment
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…
Study Finds Businesses Are Vulnerable To Evolving Cyber Threats
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…
MITRE’s Medical Device Vulnerability Metric Awarded FDA Approval
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…
FBI Warns Health Sector Of Ransomware Gang ‘Daixin Team’
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…
CISA Director Urges Vendors To Adopt Multi-Factor Authentication
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…
Study Finds Link Between Clinician Perception of Quality And Telehealth Modality Use Rates
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….
FSMB Updates Guidelines For Telehealth Providers
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…
Study Finds Similiar Adverse Event Rates Among In-Home And Remote Physician Visits
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…
Study Finds Telehealth Provides Safe Abortion Services To Vulnerable Women
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,…
BPC Offers Policy Solutions To Telehealth Legislators
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…
CDC Report Finds U.S. Adults Continued To Use Telehealth In 2021
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 Partners With HealthTap To Provide Healthcare Via Smart TVs
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…
Study Investigates The Effect Of Ransomware Attacks On The Health Sector
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…