Health data threats

The healthcare sector is an attractive target for cyberthreat actors due to the quantity of sensitive data healthcare organizations typically maintain, the sector's dependence on technology and the unique effects a cyberattack can have on operations. Understanding health data threats and common attack vectors can help organizations mitigate risk.

Lawmakers reintroduce MATCH IT Act for patient matching
The bipartisan Match IT Act of 2025 aims to establish patient matching standards to enhance patient safety and reduce healthcare ...
Top challenges to widespread health data interoperability
While progress has been made, achieving nationwide health data interoperability will require streamlining HIE participation and ...
VA EHR rollout expanding to 9 more facilities in 2026
The VA EHR will be implemented at nine additional facilities in 2026 despite persistent performance issues with the system from ...

New ML tool enables more equitable genomic research
A new machine learning tool could help reduce ancestral bias in genetic data, improving equity in genomic research and ...
Study: ML mortality prediction misses 66% of severe injuries
When given test cases with different injury levels, ML mortality prediction models gave inconsistent risk scores, overestimating ...
HIMSS25: Navigating the cost-benefit dilemma of health AI
At HIMSS 2025, healthcare leaders discussed how they approach cost-benefit analyses of AI tools, focusing on the need for ...

What do short-term waiver extensions mean for hospital-at-home?
Though the hospital-at-home waiver has been extended through September 2025, the short-term extensions create an uncertain ...
Exploring emerging health tech at HIMSS25
HIMSS25 showcased rapid advancements in health tech, including tools like agentic AI to ease workflow challenges and VR for ...
Telehealth prescribing ups SUD risk among some ADHD patients
New research shows that telehealth prescribing of ADHD medications did not increase substance use disorder risks overall, except ...

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