Search Tag: data protection
Post-brexit-health-data-sharing-at-risk
2020 03 Feb
After three-and-a-half years of deliberations, the UK officially left the European on January 31st. A transition period until the end of this year will see both stakeholders drawing up a number of agreements, with trade being at the forefront. You might also like: Brexit Disruption Harnessed For A Better NHS As far as data sharing...Read more
Siemens-healthineers-cloud-platform-teamplay-awarded-european-privacy-seal-for-data-protection
2019 17 Jul
The cloud-based platform “teamplay” 1 by Siemens Healthineers, together with its applications teamplay Dose, teamplay Usage, teamplay Protocols, teamplay Images, and teamplay Images Research, has been awarded the European Privacy Seal (EuroPriSe). The European Privacy Seal was first granted to teamplay in 2016, and must be regularly renewed. The...Read more
How-to-defend-against-a-cyber-attack
2016 29 Feb
Recent malware attacks on a hospital in Hollywood and a second in Germany have highlighted the role of human error in paralysing the IT of healthcare and the urgent need to train staff to recognise a cyber-threat. Last month Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Centre was forced to pay ransom after malware froze its IT systems while Lucas Hospital reverted to...Read more
Ehealth-on-eu-digital-standards-agenda
2015 09 Oct
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on Standards for the Digital Single Market (DSM). The aim is to gather views on priorities for standards in key technology areas which are critical to achieving the DSM. eHealth is one of these key areas where standards need to be built. "Broadly speaking, we are following up on the eHealth...Read more
Study-mhealth-apps-have-poor-data-privacy-protection
2015 02 Oct
According to researchers, mobile health applications accredited by the UK National Health Service do not adequately protect the privacy of users' personal health information. The accreditation process requires app vendors to uphold the principles of data protection embodied in the UK Data Protection Act. However, the apps examined by the researchers...Read more
Himss-87-of-providers-invest-in-data-protection-vs-new-threats
2015 04 Jul
Healthcare providers take the issue of cybersecurity seriously, and most of them (87 percent) have implemented new technology and personnel to guard against cyberattacks, results of the 2015 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey show. Two-thirds of those surveyed also indicated that their organisations had experienced a significant security incident recently....Read more