Security - August 2017
Key concerns for healthcare mobile security
Maintaining HIPAA compliance is an essential consideration
8/29/2017
Tips for buying AI-based cybersecurity tools
AI can help mitigate cybersecurity risks by automating tasks and expertise
8/29/2017
Hospital reviewing security after patient stabbing
A 26-year-old female patient was stabbed by a 17-year-old male patient in mental health unit
8/28/2017
Mayo Clinic Health System workers used simulation space for de-escalation training
More than 100 Mayo physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, registered nurses and other emergency room staff participated
8/28/2017
Top online security blogs to watch
VPN Mentor website lists blogs offering most up-to-date news, insight and analysis
8/25/2017
Bronx-Lebanon Hospital adapts, reviews security after shooting
Security measures have been added and shooting sites are being renovated
8/24/2017
Police say thief was sleeping in Phoenix hospital basement
A man was caught stealing multiple laptops and large televisions
8/23/2017
Nurses seeking reforms in hospital security
The rate of violent incidents at hospitals appears to be growing
8/23/2017
Survey: Most feel clinicians should protect patients during an active shooter event
Patients and hospital staff have different perceptions about the risk of active shooter events
8/22/2017
71 percent of healthcare organizations have a cybersecurity budget
Survey shows healthcare organizations are enhancing their cybersecurity programs
8/22/2017
Sixty percent of healthcare organizations have a senior executive overseeing cybersecurity
Survey shows differences in the cybersecurity programs when there's a chief information security officer
8/22/2017
Hospital security is like an onion
Each layer – from the property perimeter to the innermost highly-sensitive areas – presents its own set of challenges that need to be addressed
8/16/2017
Healthcare cybersecurity threat growing
The security of digital health has not kept up with its growth
8/15/2017
AHA says violence cost healthcare facilities $2.7B in 2016
That number includes losses from uncompensated care and added security spending
8/15/2017
Armed dementia patient triggers lock down at Florida hospital
Florida Hospital East patient was not threatening other patients or staff.
8/11/2017
Survey: Data breaches a concern for 95 percent of hospital CIOs
Many healthcare facilities struggle to keep up with hackers
8/7/2017
Report released on Milwaukee VA hospital's security
Overdose death of veteran is prompting changes
8/7/2017
After-hours hospital security performing some triage duties
Private security guards are acting as the after-hours gatekeepers at Winnepeg's Misericordia Health Centre
8/4/2017
Buffalo healthcare facility spent nearly $10 million recovering from massive cyberattack
Erie County Medical Center didn't pay the nearly $30,000 ransom
8/3/2017
Joint Commission lists issues contributing to healthcare workplace settings
Violence in healthcare settings is underreported and growing
8/3/2017
Despite design precautions, psychiatric facility had 3 suicides in 2016
Less than four years ago, the facility was built with all the latest best practices in suicide prevention in mind
8/2/2017
Australian care facility accused of not safeguarding drugs, vetting killer nurse
Insulin storage issues also a focus of the claim
8/1/2017
Healthcare facilities should prepare for cyberattack against power grid
Researchers urge hospitals to prepare for a cyberattack against the U.S. power grid
8/1/2017
Jamaican government increasing security at public healthcare facilities
The Ministry of Health currently spending more than $727 million annually on security
8/1/2017