Community Health Systems: Hospital network hacked, 4.5 million records stolen
WPTV
Shares of the publicly-traded Community Health Systems edged lower Monday morning. But the company tried to stem worries about the damages in a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, saying that it "carries cyber/privacy liability ...
Community Health Systems targeted in cyber attack
Philadelphia Business Journal (blog)
Community Health Systems Inc. said Monday, in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, that its computer network was the target of an “external, criminal cyber attack” that the company believes occurred in April and June of this year.
USA TODAY
Health network reports 4.5 million patients had information hacked
USA TODAY
SAN FRANCISCO — A rural health company with hospitals across the nation on Monday said hackers, possibly from China, had gotten the names, addresses, birth dates, telephone numbers and Social Security numbers of about 4.5 million patients.
Owner of Commonwealth Health says Data for 4.5 Million Patients Hackedwnep.com
Community Health Systems Says Its Suffered Criminal CyberattackWall Street Journal
Hack of Community Health Systems Affects 4.5 Million PatientsNew York Times (blog)
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Officials: Benefits must outweigh harms in health screenings
Hamilton Journal News (subscription)
Preventive care and health screenings can prove life saving to some, but health care experts advise there can also be harmful effects from unnecessary screenings and tests. Up to 20 percent of lung cancer deaths can be prevented through lung cancer ...
Fox News
Ebola health workers battle death, heat, rumors
Fox News
The hellish conditions aren't the only problem: Health workers struggle to convince patients they're trying to help them, not hurt them. Rumors are rife that Western aid workers are importing Ebola, stealing bodies or even deliberately infecting ...
Looting of a Health Facility in Liberia Brings New Fears About Spread of EbolaThe Wire
WHO calls for protection of health workers in conflicts, disasters
World Health Organization (press release)
18 August 2014 ¦ GENEVA - As major emergencies around the globe increase in scale, complexity and frequency, WHO is calling for an end to the targeting of health workers in conflicts and other humanitarian crises, which represent a breach of the ...
The trouble with trying to sign people up for health insurance when care is ...
Washington Post
It's hard work trying to get people to sign up for health insurance when their care is mostly free to them. Andrea Thomas is working to get Alaska Natives in Sitka, Alaska, to do just that. She's the outreach and enrollment manager at SouthEast Alaska ...
WDIV Detroit
An annual back-to-school health fair will be held this week in Lansing.
WDIV Detroit
The event hosted by the Ingham County health department gets underway Monday and runs through Friday. Parents and caregivers can get children their school immunizations as well as vision, hearing, lead and dental screenings at no or reduced cost.
Back-to-school: Backpacks give-away today at Lansing Center; health ...MLive.com
Forbes
Health Insurance Benefits - Can You Have It Your Way?
Forbes
Private health exchanges, according to bswift, like their new Springboard Marketplace, could be the platform to give consumers that greater choice and increase individual decision-making. Given that most large employers who are considering a defined ...
Health Apps can sell your data to insurance companies, and there's nothing you ...
iMedicalApps
In my last article dealing with Apple's HealthKit and related Health app, I explored some of the fundamental privacy related issues around data in mobile health. While Apple hasn't articulated their complete intentions regarding health data ownership ...