The FBI is investigating the computer virus that paralyzed some of MedStar Health's hospitals and practices on Monday, March 28.

According to a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Healthcare.gov, the federal marketplace for health insurance, experienced 316 known security-related incidents from October 2013 to March 2015.

News of ransomware attacks have hit the headlines repeatedly over the past several weeks—a trend most likely to continue, according to Chris Ensey, COO of Dunbar Security Solutions.

In a letter to White House Office of Science and Technology (OSTP) Policy Director, John Holdren, PhD, HIMSS and the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS) offered comments in response to the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI): Draft Data Security Policy Principles and Framework.

The fourth annual Health IT Industry Outlook Survey conducted by Stoltenberg Consulting shows that for the second year in a row, data analytics and business intelligence are the hottest topics of the year.

In the wake of an October 2015 breach, four class-action lawsuits have been filed in U.S. District Court against Fort Myers-based 21st Century Oncology for failure to adequately protect patient data, according to an article in the Bradenton Herald. The plaintiffs are seeking $15 million in relief.

The Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that all patient data kept by healthcare providers generated in the process of a patient's treatment and pertains to the patient's medical history, diagnosis, prognosis or medical condition is a medical record.

The American Hospital Association is asking the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to eliminate the "all-or-nothing approach" to Meaningful Use.