Tag: Mobile Devices

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Mobile Devices and Healthcare: How to Protect Your Organization

In today’s world, almost every piece of technology comes equipped with the ability to access the internet. Phones, watches — even refrigerators — are built to connect. While the intent here is to make life a little easier, an unfortunate side effect is that these connections open up new pathways for cyber criminals. For organizations that acquire a large amount of sensitive data — health care organizations, for example — these openings become potentially business crippling pathways through which hackers can steal information. Today, we’re going to discuss what endpoints you need to be paying close attention to and how you can ensure your organization is protected against these threats. The Threat In their October newsletter, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office

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HIPAA, HEALTH TECHNOLOGY TRENDS, AND SECURITY THREATS

Most people in the U.S. say that care more about protecting the privacy of their healthcare data than they do about being able to conveniently access that information. That said, according to a recent PwC Health Research Institute report, privacy will be sacrificed to apps/services that collect and analyze personal health information. Do-it-yourself healthcare is going to be huge, according to PwC’s “Top Health Industry Issues of 2015” report: “U.S. physicians and consumers are ready to embrace a dramatic expansion of the high-tech, personal medical kit. Wearable tech, smartphone-linked devices and mobile apps will become increasingly valuable in care delivery.” The report also predicts that healthcare tech will move from mobile apps to medical devices to “make diagnosis and treatment more

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