Cybersecurity and Privacy

The company said a mode that allows users to access the app without a name, email or technical identifier will be available in the coming weeks.

Also, Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust launches new patient portal. 

Also, British digital health startup Healum launches research network. 

According to the review by cybersecurity and VPN company Surfshark, 10 of the apps collected coarse location data.

The researchers found 20 of the 23 apps reviewed shared data with third parties. Only 16 displayed a privacy policy, and three collected data before consent.

We talk with the CISO about patient safety, cybersecurity and the ways health systems can build cyber defenses amid risk from the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

Healthcare organizations could have suffered cyberattacks unknowingly, which is why they need to be proactive about protecting themselves and their patients, says Lee Kim, director of privacy and security at HIMSS.

This week's top stories include the Mayo Clinic no longer scheduling appointments for patients in most Medicare Advantage plans, and an Oklahoma City hospital's security response after COVID-19-related social media posts accused providers of murder.

Germany, Belgium and France are trailblazers followed by Italy, Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, and Switzerland.

Ransomware, spear phishing and third-party breaches are just some of the threats to the healthcare industry in the year ahead, according to Errol Weiss, chief security officer at Health-ISAC.