Data Security

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.

KOLOA, Hawaii — Specialists are responsible for protecting their practices from cyber attacks and should not rely solely on standard cyber security measures, according to a presentation at Hawaiian Eye 2023.

Caroline Chung, MD, associate professor of radiation oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has been named the institution’s first chief data officer.