The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) announced today the creation of a program to certify IT security products against its Common Security Framework for information. The CSF Ready program ...

Internet-connected medical devices – such as infusion pumps, heartrate monitors, and even imaging and biopsy tables – have become a critical part of the healthcare environment. These devices improve ...

As CMS’ Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record Incentive Program drives EHR adoption, hospitals are increasingly focusing on protecting patients’ electronic information from being exposed.

Almost every industry is susceptible to cybercrime, however the medical sector arguably faces the most risk. Patient health data sells for more money than any other kind of information on the black ...

Findings from new cybersecurity reports this week highlight the type and impacts of escalating cyberthreats against U.S. healthcare organizations and their business partners. The reports – one from ...

Hospitals and health systems are operating in one of the most challenging environments in modern healthcare. Workforce shortages remain severe, violence against healthcare workers continues to rise, ...

Integrators must bridge IT/Facilities divide or lose major projects: Integrators embedding cyber awareness into physical deployments will win while traditional contractors get sidelined—map ...

Protecting patient privacy and security is no game, but learning about it can be. The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT unveiled a new video game to help train medical personnel about ...