Hospital Data Loss Affects the Majority of Hospitals
According to a recent Ponemon Institute survey, healthcare facilities have struggled to keep patient data secure. Almost 95 percent of healthcare organizations said they have leaked data within the last two years.Most of these leaks are due to staff negligence, but some of the issues are tied up in the technology used to store patient […]
A Scary Story About Hospital Data Loss
If you are like anyone else associated with the healthcare industry, you shudder every time you see news about a hospital losing patient files. Hospital data loss is a very real problem that every healthcare facility faces. Are you doing everything you can to prevent these losses? Late last year, hospital data loss was reported […]
Lessons From Boulder: Patients Frustrated Over Data Loss
Technology has gone a long way in assisting healthcare professionals in providing quality care for their patients. But when the technology goes on the blink, the ability to provide care is severely hampered. A recent computer system outage at a community hospital in Boulder, CO proved the point when data loss became a serious issue. […]
Can You Prevent Data Loss at Your Hospital While Hackers are Hard at Work?
Working With Offsite Vendors to Prevent Data Loss Frequent headlines give us examples of how hackers are always prepared to break through firewalls and work their way around computer systems, gaining access to sensitive information that should have been more securely archived. The resulting data loss is followed by fines and damaged reputations. Cyberattacks are […]
There’s no Replacement for a Hospital Data Loss Plan
Combat Hospital Data Loss With Offsite Solutions There no longer exists a medical environment that doesn’t take into account how critical data is to their day-to-day operations. Furthermore, regulations requiring the safekeeping of data also force the hand of hospital administrators. Fortunately, providers are approaching hospital data loss with an eye to the cloud – […]
Disaster Recovery in Rural Hospitals: Are You Vulnerable?
Overcoming the Challenges of Disaster Recovery in Rural Hospitals Data lost due to disaster is just as devastating to rural providers as it is to large providers. When it comes to disaster recovery in rural hospitals, are you partnered with the right data storage provider? Rural hospitals are often limited to what they can do […]