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Healthcare information (HIT) systems are designed to connect all the elements together for patient data, reports, medical imaging, billing, electronic medical record (EMR), hospital information system (HIS), PACS, cardiology information systems (CVIS)enterprise image systemsartificial intelligence (AI) applications, analytics, patient monitors, remote monitoring systems, inventory management, the hospital internet of things (IOT), cloud or onsite archive/storage, and cybersecurity.

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Homeland Security warns healthcare organizations of hackers using 'password spraying' tactic

The agency said cybercrime cells in Iran are using brute force to breach and maintain covert access to IT systems. 

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Ransomware hit 67% of healthcare organizations this year—more than half paid up

A new survey from a cybersecurity firm shows ransomware attacks are increasing in frequency and healthcare entities are facing ever-higher demands. 

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Lone Michigan Medicine employee responsible for breach that impacted 58K patients

The employee fell for a phishing scam that gave an unknown hacker access to the academic hospital’s email system. 

Epic sued by interoperability startup following dispute over patient data

Particle Health has accused Epic Systems of monopolistic business practices that hinder data-driven initiatives to improve patient care. Epic calls the complaint “baseless.” 

Lehigh Valley Health Network to pay $65M after nudes of patients leaked online

The nudes were taken along with medical records during a February 2023 hack by BlackCat, a notorious ransomware syndicate.

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Another 947K patient records found to be leaked in MOVEit breach

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation are sending notices to impacted patients. The data was leaked as a result of the May 2023 MOVEit exploit. 

The American Hospital Association (AMA) is warning healthcare systems the Russians may attempt cyber attacks amid rising tensions of the war in Ukraine and the international community's response. #Ukraine #warinukraine #ukrainewar

Report: Ransomware landscape changing, attacks down 16% since 2023

The rate of ransomware attacks may be slowing, but smaller players are causing havoc with targeted attacks, an analysis from Searchlight Cyber found.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Act brought to House by bipartisan cosponsors

Initially proposed in 2022, the law was reintroduced to the Senate in July. Now it's being backed by members of the House.

 

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The scheme took place over a period of at least seven years, resulting in Medicare being billed for more than $70 million in fraudulent claims for unnecessary scans. 

Compensation for heart specialists continues to climb. What does this say about cardiology as a whole? Could private equity's rising influence bring about change? We spoke to MedAxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, a veteran cardiologist himself, to learn more.

The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals.