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June 14, 2018

5 Questions to Ask When Discussing Medicare Insurance Quotes

When it comes to choosing a Medicare insurance plan and discussing quotes, it is important to remember that asking a number of questions will give you some idea of what the insurance plan entails. When choosing a Medicare plan, you need to make sure you ask questions that will give you a peace of mind knowing you have made the right choice. Before you can enroll or renew a Medicare plan, it’s imperative to make sure you have all the necessary information that will help you to make an informed decision. Consider the following questions when discussing Medicare insurance quotes.…

October 27, 2017

5 Reasons Why Hackers Are Gunning for Healthcare Providers

A recent report from the consulting firm, Accenture, forecasts that cyberattacks will impose costs of more than $300 billion on U.S. healthcare centers and medical facilities over a five-year period due to cyberattacks, and that hackers will gain access to 1 in 13 patient records over the same period. It is not difficult to understand why hackers are targeting healthcare providers. Government regulationsforced healthcare providers to digitize patient information. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act obligated healthcare providers to move toward digitizing patient records before the beginning of 2014. Healthcare systems were already shifting to electronic medical records, but few of…

July 18, 2017

Is Healthcare IoT Secure? Not Even Close!

Source A recent cybersecurity exploit known as “MedJack” enables hackers to inject malware into internet-connected medical devices, including CT Scanners, MRI machines, and other monitors and equipment that track and record a patient’s vital signs. That malware then propagates through a medical center’s network to vacuum up patient medical and billing information. Hackers can then use this data to file fraudulent tax returns and to steal patients’ identities. Hackers who gain access to prescription medication information can turn that data around to order medicine that they can then resell over the dark web. This scenario is far more a rule…