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Addressing the Unique Obstacles in Healthcare Through Policy-Based Access Control

CyberSecurity Insiders

In particular, the need for smart technology that manages who can access what and when is at high demand within the healthcare industry. This balancing act often leaves healthcare providers with a series of obstacles during critical circumstances. Data’s Lifetime Impact. Consumer Expectations.

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Ethics in Data Collection

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But these laws must incorporate principles that respect ethical data collection practices to be truly effective. Current questionable data practices. One of the ways these businesses have adapted is they have incorporated new technologies to maximize profits in the current landscape.

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Healthcare – Patient or Perpetrator? – The Cybercriminals Within

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The healthcare industry might be known for the work it does to treat patients. With copious amounts of data collected by healthcare facilities, cybercriminals often target such entities. Moreover, the healthcare industry collects unique data, known as Protected Health Information (PHI), which is extremely valuable.

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How we can secure the future of healthcare and telemedicine

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It is no secret that healthcare systems around the globe are facing unprecedented challenges. Beyond the obvious spectre of the pandemic, health services need to provide a growing, increasingly elderly, population, with quality healthcare despite rising costs. How healthcare has transformed during the pandemic.

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Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million People

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While Kaiser has not provided many specifics about the nature of the cybersecurity incident, the company stated that the compromised data included individuals' names, addresses, email addresses, and may have also included medical information and health record numbers depending on the person. in terms of the number of people impacted.

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IoT Devices and HIPAA Compliance: 6 Things Healthcare Orgs Must Know

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This is particularly true within healthcare environments where IoT is also increasingly used, and where HIPAA compliance must also be addressed when IoT products are used by covered entities (CEs) and their business associates (BAs). Medical data was taken in 22% of breaches caused by insiders, mostly within healthcare providers.

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BORN Ontario data breach impacted 3.4 million newborns and pregnancy care patients

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The Better Outcomes Registry & Network (BORN) is a program and database used in the healthcare sector, particularly in maternal and child health, to collect, manage, and analyze health information for the purpose of improving patient outcomes and healthcare services. million people. .