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OCR updates HIPAA FAQs following health tech initiative launch
OCR updated some HIPAA Privacy Rule FAQs in support of CMS' recent health tech initiative launch, providing clarity on permitted PHI disclosures.
How flawed security implementation drives clinician burnout
Properly implemented cybersecurity technology strikes a balance between security and usability, enabling quality patient care and privacy without adding to clinician burnout.
Change Healthcare data breach victim count rises to 193 million
The Change Healthcare data breach tally has settled at 193 million, nearly double UnitedHealth Group's initial estimates.
77% of healthcare orgs targeted by ransomware in past year
New research shows that 53% of surveyed healthcare organizations paid the ransom when targeted by ransomware, even though ransomware payments do not guarantee recovery.
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Latest News
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Healthcare remains costliest industry for breaches at $7.42M
Despite maintaining its status as the most expensive industry for data breaches, healthcare saw a sharp reduction from last year's cost of $9.77 million, IBM's annual report found.
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Governance gaps curb mobile device potential in healthcare
Shared-use mobile devices show promise for enhancing communication and patient care, but governance and access management gaps may hold healthcare back from realizing the benefits.
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Risk management remains pain point for healthcare: Report
Healthcare is making strides in governance and response planning, but the sector has room to grow when it comes to risk management.
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Microsoft issues emergency patch for SharePoint vulnerability
The Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability only impacts on-premises SharePoint Server customers, who should apply the emergency patch as soon as possible to mitigate risk.
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Entities report several large healthcare data breaches to OCR
Millions of individuals were impacted by the most recent healthcare data breaches reported to HHS.
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CMS, FBI warn healthcare entities about fraud, phishing scam
Criminals are impersonating health insurers and sending fraudulent fax requests for medical records and documentation as part of an ongoing phishing scam, the FBI and CMS warned.
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Minimizing healthcare cyberattacks with network segmentation
Network segmentation can improve security, performance and compliance across healthcare environments.
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How Medicaid cuts could endanger rural hospital cybersecurity
Rural hospital cybersecurity funding may be at risk as Medicaid cuts threaten the viability of already resource-strapped rural healthcare facilities.
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Biggest healthcare data breaches reported in 2025, so far
More than 29 million individuals were affected by healthcare data breaches in the first half of 2025.
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Understaffed, underfunded: Health IT security for small, rural providers
Under-resourced providers face the same healthcare cybersecurity challenges as their larger counterparts but often lack the staffing and support to effectively manage risk.