Woman charged after patient records accessed in NHS data breach

A woman has been charged after patients had their private medical records accessed during an NHS data breach.Reports suggest ...

Hackers steal medical records and financial data from 1.2M patients in massive healthcare breach

A cyberattack on SimonMed Imaging exposed personal information of 1.2 million patients, including medical records, financial ...

Yale New Haven Health Reaches $18 Million Settlement in Data Breach Lawsuit

Yale New Haven Health reached an $18 million settlement over a data breach that impacted over five million people earlier ...
Becker's Hospital Review

100% of investigated hospitals have cybersecurity vulnerabilities that could result in patient harm

Healthcare organizations’ cybersecurity systems are rife with vulnerabilities that could seriously affect patient safety, according to a team of white hat hackers hired to put hospital defenses to the ...
The Repository

Police: Aultman Hospital patient grabbed gun from security officer, shot patient care tech

An Aultman Hospital patient is accused of grabbing a security officer's gun and shooting a patient care tech. The Aultman patient care tech is in stable condition and the patient is facing multiple ...
The Hill

Hospitals are under digital siege, and it’s a national security threat

In the last year, over 380 U.S. hospitals have been hit by cyberattacks. Some were ransomware. Others took down entire hospital networks. Some delayed surgeries, shut off access to patient charts and ...
JD Supra

French DPA (CNIL) has launched a public consultation on the security of patients’ medical records

In the context of a significant increase in data breaches and cyber-attacks impacting hospitals, the French Data Protection Authority (“CNIL”) has launched a series of investigations and issued ...
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Police records: Aultman Orrville Hospital staff warned security about patient before ER shooting

CLEVELAND — Two shootings in one week at Aultman Hospital facilities in Northeast Ohio are raising questions about security procedures after newly obtained police documents show staff had concerns ...
Business Wire

A.C. Camargo Cancer Center Enhances Security and Patient Care with Help from Advanced Video Surveillance

New video solutions from Axis Communications enhance security while producing significant savings, allowing A.C. Camargo to further invest in cancer treatment and research. “The implementation of Axis ...
Becker's Hospital Review

4 ways instant-messaging apps put patient privacy and security at risk

Mobile devices are everywhere, and most healthcare organizations are following the trend and adopting mobile devices at the point of care. In particular, clinicians at hospitals and healthcare ...
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Hospital security guard put on life support after being brutally beaten by patient

The family of a 63-year-old hospital security guard is pleading for answers and change after he was beaten by a patient so ...
Yahoo

Police: Aultman Hospital patient grabbed gun from security officer, shot patient care tech

CANTON − An Aultman Hospital patient exhibiting emotional distress grabbed the gun of a hospital security officer and shot a 31-year-old patient care technician in the abdomen the evening of June 27, ...