Patient Data Security
Organizations and citizens have a “shared responsibility” to defend their data, computer hardware and software systems from ransomware attacks
You don’t have to roll out a red carpet, but there are a few extra considerations for caring for celebrities, politicians and other high-profile individuals in the public spotlight
Interoperable system solutions break data silos and support ongoing innovation
The Office for Civil Rights has ambulance services on its radar
Three bi-directional ways that data integration will positively impact the EMS industry
The settlement stems from a 2012 incident of an unencrypted laptop falling from the back of an ambulance
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While cybersecurity and HIPAA are high on the radar, the real challenge these days is keeping up with the tech-savvy customer and end user
The center also agreed to take substantial corrective action after protected health information was disclosed in separate 2013 and 2017 breaches
Big data is readily available to EMS leaders to capture, review and apply to making change to improve patient outcomes in every community
The goal of the Heads Up program is to decrease the unknowns while responding to an emergency call
FDNY officials reviewed the leaked reports on the message board and are confident that the information was not posted by a first responder
An FDNY employee lost an unencrypted hard drive containing patient care reports made between 2011 and 2018
EMS Consulting Services is overseeing the Delran Emergency Squad after its license was suspended and its former chief sentenced to jail
National EMS Billing had uploaded a 1,105-page document to the courts’ website, which allows anyone with internet access to see the information
Pasquotank-Camden EMS is moving to a secure cloud-based system after hackers found a software vulnerability and were able to access 15 years of patient records
In addition to his jail sentence, Donald Horner forfeits his EMT certification and must reimburse the insurance companies
Manifest MedEx has been selected for a $4.9 million grant by the Emergency Medical Services Authority to connect EMS services to California’s real-time health data exchange
In its second year, the benchmark report based on EMS national data digs deeper into five key metrics and adds two additional measures
From changes in the payor mix to compliance issues and data breaches, don’t hide under the covers when fiscal challenges rear their ugly heads
High-quality EMS research, according to Dr. Remle Crowe, will improve the health and safety of EMS providers and their patients
Including clear, complete documentation in your patient care report is a critical component of patient care
Electronic health records and other reporting tools from ESO Solutions helped streamline documentation at a pioneering Florida agency
UMass reported that a workstation was infected with a malware program, which compromised the health information of 1,670 individuals
Martin Gottesfeld claims the hospital hacking was to protest the treatment of a teenage patient caught up in a custody fight
EMS director Jim Albright said the county was made aware of the problem via email about 10 days ago by a hacker who identifies security flaws
Train EMS personnel to adopt and follow these important cybersecurity best practices to protect patient data, personnel records and agency hardware
Cybersecurity, a real and credible threat to EMS agencies, is an additional risk for EMS leaders to understand and manage
Securing data in an EMS environment is critical to avoiding breaches of patient information and triggering mandatory reporting
Comply with federal and state laws to fully realize the significant benefits of EMS use of drive cams and body cams
A Mass. hospital was fined $218,400 for HIPAA violations stemming from use of an internet document sharing application
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