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By Stephen McCallister

Stephen McCallister
Technology
Cybersecurity warning: Almost half of connected medical devices are vulnerable to hackers exploiting BlueKeep | ZDNet
ZDNet - Danny Palmer
A new report suggests that vulnerabilities in medical devices could put hospital patients at risk from hackers - but there are some simple ways to …
February 19
Stephen McCallister
Technology
Plastic surgery images and invoices leak from unsecured database
CNET - Laura Hautala
The images, many of them graphic, came from a French imaging company called NextMotion.
February 14
Stephen McCallister
Cybersecurity
Why is the healthcare industry still so bad at cybersecurity?
Ars Technica - Yael Grauer
This demanded a cross-industry summit—so now medical, security pros attend CyberMed. Many articles about cybersecurity risks in healthcare begin with …
February 9
Stephen McCallister
Ransomware
Why you can’t bank on backups to fight ransomware anymore
Ars Technica - Sean Gallagher
Ransomware operators stealing data before they encrypt means backups are not enough. Not every ransomware attack is an unmitigated disaster. But even …
February 7
Stephen McCallister
Technology
Health Share of Oregon discloses data breach, theft of member PII | ZDNet
ZDNet - Charlie Osborne
A break-in and stolen laptop are at the heart of the security incident. A burglary and stolen laptop from GridWorks IC, a vendor hired by Health Share …
February 6
Stephen McCallister
Health
Health Share discloses data breach at transportation vendor - Portland Business Journal
bizjournals.com - Elizabeth Hayes
Feb 5, 2020, 2:02pm PST Updated Feb 5, 2020, 2:36pm PST A laptop containing personal information of Health Share of Oregon members was stolen from the …
February 5
Stephen McCallister
Medical transportation company notifies 1,000 patients of data breach: Reva, a medical transportation service, began alerting
beckershospitalreview.com - Mackenzie Garrity
Reva, a medical transportation service, began alerting 1,000 patients Jan. 22 that their information may have been exposed in a phishing attack. In …
February 7
Stephen McCallister
Health Care
Healthcare data: The new prize for hackers
securityboulevard.com - Ellen Neveux
Healthcare data breaches are increasing exponentially year after year, and it doesn’t seem like they’re going to slow down any time soon. In order …
February 5
Stephen McCallister
Technology
MDhex vulnerabilities impact GE patient vital signs monitoring devices
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Security researchers from CyberMDX, a cyber-security company specialized in healthcare security, have disclosed today technical details about six …
January 23
Stephen McCallister
Zeppelin Ransomware Targets Healthcare and IT Companies
bleepingcomputer.com - Lawrence Abrams
A new variant of the VegaLocker/Buran Ransomware called Zeppelin has been spotted infecting U.S. and European companies via targeted installs. Buran …
Dec 11, 2019
Stephen McCallister
News
Why hospitals are a weak spot in U.S. cybersecurity
Axios - Orion Rummler
Over 32 million people have had their protected health information breached this year, in 311 hacking incidents against health care providers that …
Nov 9, 2019
Stephen McCallister
Why the VA needs IT standardization during time of great transition
federalnewsnetwork.com - Commentators
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is going through a time of great transformation. Much of this change is being driven by new models of …
Sep 24, 2019
Stephen McCallister
Apple bet big on mobile EHRs. Is anyone actually using them?
advisory.com
Less than 1% of patients who use their health system's patient portal also view their medical records on their smartphones, despite a growing push …
Sep 24, 2019
Stephen McCallister
Millions of Americans’ Medical Images and Data Are Available on the Internet. Anyone Can Take a Peek.
propublica.org - ProPublica
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one …
Sep 17, 2019
Stephen McCallister
The New Target That Enables Ransomware Hackers to Paralyze Dozens of Towns and Businesses at Once
propublica.org - ProPublica
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one …
Sep 12, 2019
Stephen McCallister
Press Release&colon; Open Privacy discovers unencrypted patient medical information broadcast across Vancouver
openprivacy.ca
Vancouver, BC - The Open Privacy Research Society has discovered that the sensitive medical information of patients being admitted to certain …
Sep 9, 2019
Stephen McCallister
EHR Design, Use Play Only a Minor Role in Physician Burnout
ehrintelligence.com
While many believe that... read more
Aug 21, 2019
Stephen McCallister
Employee Engagement
Close to one-third of healthcare employees have never received cybersecurity training, report shows
healthcarefinancenews.com - Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor
Employees of healthcare organizations in the U.S. and Canada are lacking cybersecurity education and awareness in three main areas, including …
Aug 20, 2019
Stephen McCallister
7 EHR design, use factors clinicians attribute to burnout: Nearly one in five clinicians associate EHR design and use with
beckershospitalreview.com - Jackie Drees
Nearly one in five clinicians associate EHR design and use with workplace stress and burnout, according to a study published in the Journal of the …
Aug 17, 2019
Stephen McCallister
One of the joys of Healthcare IT is when the acronyms of healthcare and those of IT collide. Even that, however, won't prepare you for THIS....
Stock Markets
Global Automotive Exhaust Heat Recovery (EHR) System market 2019 – 2025 analysis examined in new market research report Market
consumerreportsreview.com - [email protected]
Aug 1, 2019
Stephen McCallister
EHR snooping: Best efforts to bust, punish and prevent it. Whether it's the result of sheer curiosity or motivated by an
beckershospitalreview.com - Jackie Drees
EHR snooping: Best efforts to bust, punish and prevent it Whether it's the result of sheer curiosity or motivated by an act of malice, EHR snooping is …
Jul 28, 2019
Stephen McCallister
Carl Regillo, MD: Positive Impact of Electronic Health Records
mdmag.com
MD Mag: How has the implementation of an EMR/EHR impacted your work? Regillo: Well, it's an interesting thing. If you ask me that question when EMRs …
Jul 30, 2019
Stephen McCallister
How physicians can get useable data from wearables
medicaleconomics.com
Your last patient of the day, a 58-year-old woman with a history of type 2 diabetes and hypertension, opens her smartphone immediately upon entering …
Jul 29, 2019
Stephen McCallister
It's time is long past gone....
Fax machines can be hacked to breach a network, using only its number
healthcareitnews.com - Jessica Davis
Aug 15, 2018
Stephen McCallister
Another Chance for HIPAA and Part 2 Harmony?
natlawreview.com
There are reports that HHS plans to issue a proposed rule next month, which would again amend 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”) and modify how the medical …
January 21
Stephen McCallister
Top Cloud Compliance Software Tools
datamation.com
Moving to cloud computing relieves an organization from some infrastructure management headaches, but it doesn't absolve companies from ensuring …
Jul 22, 2019
Stephen McCallister
Family Health Clinic Physician Offers Solutions to EHR Challenges
ehrintelligence.com
Mountain Family Health... read more
Jul 23, 2019
Stephen McCallister
The biggest challenge facing healthcare? 'Embracing the embeddedness of IT,' says Bellevue CXO: Despite the billions invested
beckershospitalreview.com - Andrea Park
The biggest challenge facing healthcare? 'Embracing the embeddedness of IT,' says Bellevue CXO Despite the billions invested in healthcare technology …
Jul 17, 2019
Stephen McCallister
Benefis CIO Mark Simon: Key ideas to optimize EHRs and limit the technology burden. Mark Simon, senior vice president and
beckershospitalreview.com - Laura Dyrda (Twitter)
Benefis CIO Mark Simon: Key ideas to optimize EHRs and limit the technology burden Mark Simon, senior vice president and CIO of Great Falls, …
Jul 7, 2019