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January 02, 2025
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VIDEO: Health care cyberattack threat ‘something we really need to think about’

In this Healio video exclusive, Leonard H. Calabrese, DO, chief medical editor of Healio Rheumatology, outlines the December issue’s top stories, including an in-depth feature on how practices can handle the rising threat of cyberattacks.

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December 18, 2024
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Health care practices must ‘have a playbook’ to prepare for, respond to cyberattacks

Almost 1 year after the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, the far-reaching impacts on medical practices, providers and patients continue to be felt.

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November 11, 2024
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Culture shift needed to reframe cybersecurity as a patient safety issue

Nine months after the ransomware attack on the health payment processing company Change Healthcare, the far-reaching impacts on medical practices, providers and patients continue to be felt.

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August 20, 2024
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Health care practices must ‘have a playbook’ to prepare for, respond to cyberattacks

Six months after the ransomware attack on Change Healthcare, the far-reaching impacts on medical practices, providers and patients continue to be felt.

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June 10, 2024
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Q&A: Physicians call for federal action to combat rise in cyberattacks

On May 8, the health care organization Ascension experienced a cyberattack that disrupted access to its electronic health care records, patient portals, phones and systems used to order tests, medications and procedures.

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May 14, 2024
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VIDEO: Orthopedic conference spotlights ways to improve patient experience, cybersecurity

In this video, Hari Prasad, CEO and co-founder of Yosi Health, discussed his key takeaways from the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives Annual Conference in Chicago.

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November 29, 2023
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VIDEO: Natural disaster preparedness, cybersecurity essential to practice management

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Allergy practices should take steps to be prepared in the event of a natural disaster or fire and to educate employees on how to mitigate cybersecurity threats, a speaker said here.

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August 14, 2023
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VIDEO: Using patient information, data in diabetes care

Healio spoke with David Klonoff, MD, about recent advancements using available data in diabetes technology.

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January 04, 2023
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Ransomware attacks on health care facilities doubled from 2016 to 2020

The annual number of ransomware attacks on health care delivery organizations in the United States more than doubled from 2016 to 2021, exposing the personal health information of nearly 42 million patients, a recent study found.

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September 20, 2022
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FDA warns of possible cybersecurity risk with Medtronic MiniMed 600 Series insulin pumps

The FDA has issued an alert warning people with diabetes using a Medtronic MiniMed 630G or MiniMed 670G insulin pump of a possible cybersecurity risk, according to an agency press release.

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