Author Archives: Protenus

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11.23.2016

Meaningful Use, security risk assessments, and HIPAA: How do they interact?

Meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) has been an important topic in the healthcare world since the federal government introduced the Meaningful Use (MU) Program to encourage healthcare organizations to adopt EHRs. Organizations have had to ensure that they are using certified EHR technology and that they are meeting all the security...

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11.16.2016

Patient data irretrievably lost due to PHI breaches

Each month in 2016 has seen substantial PHI breaches, causing an influx of records for sale on the dark web, which is now causing a sudden price collapse. Hacking and ransomware continue to loom large with several instances of patient data irretrievably lost.

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10.25.2016

Nation’s leading cybersecurity think tank Selects Protenus for healthcare analytics expertise

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10.13.2016

Olympians fall victim as 2016 continues breakneck health data breach pace

September’s largest single incident involved a ransomware that affected 58,000 records. While the overall number of breached records is down, the second half of 2016 is shaping up to be significantly worse than the first half when it comes to patient data security. September’s breach totals include several olympic athletes after the World...

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09.28.2016

Hospitals’ biggest threat to patient data is hiding in plain sight

The Dark Overlord made headlines earlier this year by advertising the availability of 9.2 million US hospital records on the Dark Web and selling them for 730 bitcoin, which is more than $450,000. Just a few weeks ago, Fancy Bear, a Russian cyber espionage group, exposed medical records of top olympians, revealing that they had received exemptions...

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