In a landmark move, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a new proposal to strengthen the HIPAA Security Rule, calling for stringent cybersecurity measures to protect electronic protected health information (ePHI). Why? According to the HHS’ proposal, there has been a “rampant escalation of cyberattacks using hacking and ransomware” in … Read more
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit last week in Lancaster County District Court against Change Healthcare alleging violations of the state’s Consumer Protection and Data Security Laws. The complaint stems from a February data breach and subsequent operational shutdown that exposed the personal and electronic protected health information of what the Attorney General’s … Read more
Top 5 Countries for Women’s Healthcare The medical technology company Hologic and Gallup launched a survey in 2020 to measure the state of global women’s healthcare. The study gauges women’s general health, mental health, and preventative care. It also looks at fulfilling basic needs such as shelter, food, and clean water. In year 3 of … Read more
Semperis’ Hybrid Identity Protection (HIP) conference last week in New Orleans touched on ransomware, cyber resilience and national security. Yet one topic stood out: How best to protect identities and personal information in the healthcare industry. “Healthcare is an identity nightmare,” said Henrique Teixeira, senior VP of strategy at Saviynt, during his presentation last Thursday. … Read more
Kyle Mouery, MD, a family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente on Maui, moved 5 times since the Maui wildfires claimed his home in 2023. The lack of long-term housing options was making it hard to find a place for him and his family of 6. Dr. Mouery wasn’t alone. After wildfires destroyed hundreds of Maui … Read more