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SC HIMSS recognized as Chapter of the Year

The Chapter of the Year Award recognizes chapters who have had a strong impact on their geographical region in a meaningful way through the works of the chapter to produce health information and technology-centered events, education,…
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Hospital IT workers work all night to stop cyberattack

IT workers at an Idaho hospital worked all night on a recent Sunday night to thwart a cyberattack, Rexburg Standard Journal reported.

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Health systems facing lawsuits for data breaches

Several hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are facing lawsuits regarding data breach incidents that involved patients' protected health information. 

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Health data still being transmitted to Big Tech, study finds

Healthcare websites continue to transmit patients' personal and health data to Big Tech companies, Bloomberg reported.

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'Harder than the pandemic by far': Hospital president testifies before Congress on cyberattack

A hospital leader told Congress that a 2021 ransomware attack his health system experienced was "harder than the pandemic, by far."

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AHA warns 'deepfakes' could impersonate hospital execs

The American Hospital Association is warning hospitals and health systems to be on the lookout for cybercriminals who may impersonate their executives via deepfakes.

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CommonSpirit caught up in MOVEit hack

Patients of Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health had their data compromised in the massive MOVEit hack that stole private information from millions of people across the globe.

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2 patient lawsuits ask for millions in damages from CentroMed

San Antonio-based CentroMed is facing two patient-led lawsuits over a June 9 data breach that affected 350,000 individuals, San-Antonio Express News reported. 

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Appeals court rejects data privacy lawsuit against UChicago Medicine, Google

A federal appeals court has rejected a class-action lawsuit against University of Chicago Medicine and Google that claimed their predictive analytics partnership violated patient privacy.

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'Rapid and stupendous progress': HHS' new plan to fight cyberattacks

HHS rolled out a new project Aug. 17 to protect hospitals from the growing cybersecurity threat.

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Johns Hopkins just a 'minor player' in the massive MOVEit breach

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Health System are facing up to seven lawsuits that allege that the organizations failed to protect patient information from Russian cyber group Clop, The Baltimore Banner reported Aug. 16.