Month: May 2020

Next phase of telemedicine to move beyond video visits

Next phase of telemedicine to move beyond video visits

JESSICA KIM COHEN May 23, 2020 In the wake of COVID-19, Modern Healthcare moved its annual Transformation Summit online. The five-part webinar series brought together healthcare and technology leaders to discuss topics like innovation in times of emergency, patient-centered care and mental health. The rapid spread of COVID-19 across the U.S. may have given telemedicine adoption a […]

Top 10 Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities

Top 10 Routinely Exploited Vulnerabilities

May 18, 2020 Recently the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued an alert identifying the top 10 cybersecurity vulnerabilities routinely exploited by foreign malicious actors. OCR is sharing this alert with our listserv to raise awareness of these vulnerabilities so organizations can take appropriate actions to […]

APT Groups Target Healthcare and Essential Services

APT Groups Target Healthcare and Essential Services

May 6, 2020 OCR is sharing the following update with our listserv from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, warning individuals that advanced persistent threat (APT) groups are exploiting the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as part of their cyber operations.   National Cyber Awareness System:   […]

Webinar Recording Now Available: OCR Update on HIPAA and COVID-19

Webinar Recording Now Available: OCR Update on HIPAA and COVID-19

April 29, 2020 The HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) hosted a webinar on April 24, 2020, for health IT stakeholders on HIPAA privacy and security issues related to COVID-19 and recent OCR actions related to the pandemic.   A recording of this webinar is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2C6iOdS_FR0.  The slides from this presentation […]