Health care data breaches soared to record-breaking levels in 2023, fueled by a surge in ransomware attacks and increased targeting of the third-party vendors hospitals and other health care providers ...

Change Healthcare has confirmed a February ransomware attack on its systems, which brought widespread disruption to the U.S. healthcare system for weeks and resulted in the theft of medical records ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Update, Feb. 2, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 31 ...

Your guide to getting medical records and documents from one doctor’s office or clinic to a new healthcare professional. This can be a multi-step process that isn’t always as easy as it may seem. If ...

UPDATE: The Mercer County School Board acknowledges the recent arrests of Superintendent Timothy Farquer and two District IT staff members in a statement on its Facebook page. “We understand the ...

WASHINGTON — A congresswoman for Washington state is requesting the Department of Veteran Affairs delay the rollout of its multibillion-dollar electronic health record system after it recently crashed ...

Two thousand years ago, physicians in Egypt documented their patients’ symptoms and treatments on papyrus scrolls. These early medical records served a simple, localized purpose: they supported direct ...

Parents may choose to share their medical records with family, friends, or a specific organization. To do this, they must complete a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) release ...