Information Technology - August 2025
Third-Party Tracking Settlement is a Compliance Wake-Up Call for Healthcare Facilities Managers
Mount Sinai Health System agrees to a $5.3 million settlement to resolve claims it improperly shared patient data with Facebook through tracking tools.
8/28/2025
Aspire Rural Health System Reports Data Security Incident
Upon detecting the unauthorized activity, Aspire immediately worked to contain the incident and launched a thorough investigation.
8/28/2025
University of Miami Health System Ensnared in Data Breach
An employee had gained unauthorized access to over 2,000 patient records.
8/26/2025
Cybersecurity Law's Expiration Could Leave Healthcare Facilities Exposed
The pending sunset of CISA 2015 threatens to weaken critical information sharing that helps healthcare facilities defend against cyberattacks.
8/21/2025
Glens Falls Hospital Caught Up in Oracle Health Data Breach
As of November 2, 2024, Glens Falls Hospital no longer uses Oracle Health/Cerner as its electronic health record vendor.
8/19/2025
Sabine County Hospital Falls Victim to Data Breach
There is no evidence suggesting that any of this information was accessed or misused.
8/14/2025
Rethinking Sinks with Infection Control in Mind
Innovations in infection prevention and control can kill microbes and prevent the growth of harmful biofilms.
8/13/2025
78% of Healthcare Facilities Targeted by Ransomware in the Past Year
A new report reveals the sector’s ongoing struggle with legacy systems, identity infrastructure vulnerabilities and recovery delays that put patients and operations at risk.
8/7/2025
Mid Florida Primary Care Targeted in Data Breach
On or around January 23, 2025, Mid-Florida became aware of suspicious activity within its network environment.
8/7/2025
Clinica Family Health Reports Data Breach
They are conducting a review to identify all individuals whose information potentially could have been accessed by the unauthorized actor.
8/5/2025
