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EMRs – Providers Need to Prepare for Virulent Ransomware in 2018
[By staff reporters]
Ransomware emerged as a significant threat on the worldwide stage in 2017, but new variants will challenge healthcare providers well into 2018, with some versions of new malware not even needing a network to distribute themselves throughout an organization. Previous variants of ransomware, particularly the WannaCry attack in May, showed the ability to self-propagate and spread across a network and onto other networks via the Internet.
Educating a healthcare’s organization workforce on cyberattacks is necessary, but it’s not enough to bring them up to speed on phishing and other threats. Practices need to harden their own email systems; for example, Matt Sherman, a malware outbreak specialist at Symantec, advises using secure email systems as a best practice along with two-factor authentication software. Email systems should scan links contained in incoming messages, and they should enable automatic image loading in messages.
Source: Joseph Goedert, adapted from Health Data Management [12/28/17]
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So True,
We need more of this “comic relief.”
Thanks.
Carla
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Allscripts Hit by Ransomware, Knocking Some Services Offline
A limited number of Allscripts services went down Thursday after a ransomware incident, according to an emailed statement from company spokeswoman Concetta Rasiarmos. The EHR giant is investigating the incident to provide further details.
“We are working diligently to restore these systems, and most importantly, to ensure our clients’ data is protected,” wrote Rasiarmos. “We regret any inconvenience caused by this temporary outage.” Users took to Twitter to express frustration with the outage. One specifically referred to downed cloud services, being unable to access patient data all day. Allscripts directed users to its support team for more information.
Source: Jessica Davis, HealthcareIT News [1/19/18]
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Why EHR data interoperability is such a mess in 3 charts
Hospitals have a complex web of electronic health record vendors but once data sharing broadens it will open the door to innovation.
https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/why-ehr-data-interoperability-such-mess-3-charts?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpobVpUSmpZak0yWVdGbSIsInQiOiJPOU5NQVlMdDhkWXJTSU9rNjJGTHFzZlFZNlo3RXdiWUtUSHhETWtBR1VVMVQzVlhUVnJ5QVJtRkU2eXRHWGtZb0o4RlwvQ1wvSURQQ3hVTGVQVlM3YlU3cHFRandXbDUxMElCMXRFWTlyeFVNbU81Q0RxS2dFdGoyWG5OT0xhTEpIIn0%3D
Dr. David E. Marcinko MBA
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DATA “SHARING”?
Roche/Flatiron owns the rights of first refusal on the personal health information of millions of cancer patients medical charts and records.
Pfizer owns the rights of first refusal on the personal health information in millions of Oschner Clinic patient charts
Now Google owns the rights of first refusal on the content of millions of patients medical records cared for at Mass General Hospital.
Question; would Roche, Pfizer or Google publish any negative data if it didn’t support their business plan, pipeline or aided a competitor?
Norman
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