Tag: cybersecurity

Report: AI, third-party risks open gaps in healthcare cybersecurity

Editor's Note Serious cybersecurity vulnerabilities remain in healthcare despite significant improvements in recent years, according to a July 16 MedCity News report on recent data from cybersecurity firm Fortified Health Security. Fortified’s research, which reportedly draws on NIST CSF data and first–hand experience from the field, assesses the state of…

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By: Matt Danford
July 23, 2025
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CMS 2026 proposed rule: Expanded ASC access, higher payments, tighter quality reporting

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Editor's Note The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) just proposed sweeping changes to the Medicare Shared Savings Program and Physician Fee Schedule for calendar year 2026, including extensive changes to outpatient Medicare policy such as payment increases, expanded procedural access, and new quality reporting updates, as outlined in…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
July 16, 2025
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Healthcare finance leaders shift focus to external threats amid regulatory, economic uncertainty

Editor's Note A new Deloitte report shows healthcare finance leaders are increasingly focused on external business pressures, especially federal policy changes, tariffs, and economic volatility, Chief Healthcare Executive reported June 24. In contrast to prior surveys, where workforce and internal operations were top concerns, 84% of leaders now cite external…

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By: Matt Danford
June 26, 2025
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Federal agencies urge organizations to fortify AI data security across system lifecycles

Editor's Note AI systems are only as secure and reliable as the data that powers them. That’s the central message of a guidance sheet jointly issued May 22 by the NSA, CISA, FBI, and cybersecurity agencies from Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. The document outlines best practices for securing…

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By: Matt Danford
May 27, 2025
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Poll: Healthcare cybersecurity leaders overlook AI-enabled physical security gaps

Editor's Note AI-powered attacks are breaching not only firewalls, but also hospital walls. That’s the urgent takeaway from a May 20 report from Black Book Research on the Black Book Q2 2025 poll, which reveals that while 93% of healthcare cybersecurity leaders feel confident in their digital defenses, only 18%…

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By: Matt Danford
May 22, 2025
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As healthcare faces skyrocketing cyberattacks, surgeons are urged to lead frontline defense

Editor’s Note Healthcare organizations are hemorrhaging millions to cybercrime and turning to medical staff as unlikely but indispensable defenders in the face of this growing threat. As detailed in a Cyber Security News April 29 article, healthcare remains the most expensive industry for data breaches, with the average cost reaching…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
April 30, 2025
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Commentary: Cyberattacks threaten financial survival of surgical practices

Editor's Note One cyberattack can unravel years of work and financial stability for a surgical practice. That’s the central warning in an April 9 commentary by Lenworth M. Jacobs Jr., MD, MPH, FACS, professor of surgery at the University of Connecticut and director of the Trauma Institute at Hartford Hospital.…

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By: Matt Danford
April 17, 2025
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Strengthening healthcare cyber defenses challenged by third-party, asset-related risks

Editor's Note Healthcare organizations are improving their ability to respond to cyberattacks but continue to fall short on preventing them—particularly when it comes to managing third-party and asset-related risks. That’s the key takeaway from the 2025 Healthcare Cybersecurity Benchmarking Study conducted by KLAS Research and partner organizations. Surveying 69 healthcare…

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By: Matt Danford
April 15, 2025
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FBI investigates as Oracle health data breach exposes patient information

Editor's Note Cybercriminals breached a legacy server at Oracle Health, stealing patient data from multiple hospitals and health systems, according to a March 31 article in Healthcare Executive. The breach, discovered around February 20, occurred before Oracle migrated the affected server from Cerner's system to Oracle Cloud. According to the…

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By: Matt Danford
April 1, 2025
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Medical gaslighting tops ECRI’s 2025 patient safety threat list

Editor's Note Misdiagnosis, delayed treatment, and a breakdown of trust in healthcare can all result from time and resource constraints preventing proper engagement with patients—a concern that tops ECRI’s list of the most significant patient safety risks for 2025. As detailed in the global healthcare safety nonprofit’s March 10 announcement,…

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By: Matt Danford
March 11, 2025
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