Cybersecurity: Page 7

Yes, you can help prevent healthcare data breaches

By Erik L. Ridley

Cybersecurity attacks have been plaguing a variety of industrial sectors, and healthcare is no exception. Of the 14 biggest healthcare data breaches, five occurred in 2015. But there's plenty that facilities can do to reduce their risk, according to a webinar conducted last week by the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM).

August 31, 2015

Konica Minolta's AeroDR meets U.S. security standard

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Konica Minolta Medical Imaging's AeroDR wireless flat-panel digital radiography (DR) detector is now compliant with a U.S. government security standard.

July 19, 2015

HIMSS survey finds emphasis on cybersecurity

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare organizations are increasingly prioritizing cybersecurity, according to a recent survey released by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) at this week's Privacy and Security Forum in Chicago.

June 29, 2015

Image security remains 'significant global problem'

By Erik L. Ridley

How secure are your medical images? If you don't know the answer, you'd better find out. A recent search found that more than 700 DICOM medical image servers worldwide were fully open to outside computers that could be used to steal data.

March 18, 2015

Study: 1 in 4 Saudis headed for heart attack

By Eric Barnes

Within the next 10 years, one-fourth of all adults in Saudi Arabia will have a heart attack, according to research presented at the Saudi Heart Association annual conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

February 12, 2015

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January 31, 2015

Even small amounts of plaque linked to heart attack, death

By Eric Barnes

A study of nearly 38,000 patients that was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that even small amounts of coronary artery plaque increased the risk of heart attack or death a year after diagnosis.

November 5, 2014

Cloud IT use requires technical, business due diligence

By Erik L. Ridley

Want to implement a cloud-based health IT system? You'll need to perform thorough technical and business due diligence to ensure patient privacy and the availability and security of your data, according to a talk at the recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting.

March 26, 2014

Risk analysis paves way for securing patient data

By Erik L. Ridley

Healthcare organizations must deal with a number of regulatory requirements for ensuring patient data security, and compliance begins with a thoughtful, detailed risk assessment analysis, according to a talk at the recent Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society meeting in Orlando, FL.

March 20, 2014

Technique preserves protects image data privacy and security

By Erik L. Ridley

Tuesday, December 3 | 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | LL-INS-TU1A | Lakeside Learning CenterIn this scientific poster, Japanese researchers will showcase a method using digital watermarks and steganography -- a method for hiding data -- for ensuring the privacy and security of medical images.

November 3, 2013

Radiologists should educate patients on OB ultrasound privacy

By Erik L. Ridley

Monday, December 2 | 12:15 p.m.-12:45 p.m. | LL-INS-MO6A | Lakeside Learning CenterRadiologists are in a good position to educate new mothers about the security risks of posting their obstetric (OB) ultrasound images on public websites, according to this poster presentation.

November 3, 2013

Whole-body MRI may predict heart attack, stroke in diabetics

By Wayne Forrest

Whole-body MRI can detect vascular changes in patients with diabetes that can signal an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, according to a new study by German researchers published online September 10 in Radiology.

September 9, 2013

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