OCR settles phishing attack investigation, with provider paying $480,000
This agency’s first data breach settlement under HIPAA for a phishing attack involved the alleged failure to conduct a risk analysis to identify potential ePHI threats or vulnerabilities across the Lafourche Medical Group network.
Jewish General uses self-service platform, synthetic data to democratize analytics
Operational staff are focused on improving efficiency and reducing delays, while clinical teams are looking at quality improvement projects. A thriving research community, meanwhile, is digging deep into data for many different use cases.
HIMSSCast: CDC’s new outbreak and disease modeling network, and its promise for public health
The new public-private collaboration Insight Net is using advanced biosurveillance to respond to outbreaks and prevent future pandemics. Dylan George, director of the CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics, explains more.
AHA pushes back on HHS proposal to penalize hospitals for cyberattacks
”The AHA cannot support proposals for mandatory cybersecurity requirements being levied on hospitals as if they were at fault for the success of hackers in perpetrating a crime,” says Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association.
Cryptocurrency Detective ZachXBT Uncovers Unusual ETH Withdrawals for MTG Cards
ZachXBT’s analysis of cryptocurrency transactions involving the withdrawal of over 11,200 ETH, equivalent to $25 million, raises questions about the source and intent of these funds. (Read More)
Meta Introduces Purple Llama: Enhancing Generative AI Safety and Security
Meta’s Purple Llama project enhances generative AI safety and security through CyberSec Eval and Llama Guard, collaborating with major tech entities for responsible AI development. (Read More)
Harvard’s Breakthrough in Quantum Computing: A Leap Towards Error-Correction and Noise Reduction
Harvard researchers have developed a processor using logical qubits for error-correction and noise reduction, a groundbreaking advancement in quantum computing that could potentially revolutionize the field. (Read More)
Food for Agile Thought #422: Human Misjudgment, Evaluating Product Managers, Fake Agile, Scaling Simplified
TL; DR: Human Misjudgment — Food for Agile Thought #422 Welcome to the 422nd edition of the Food for Agile Thought newsletter, shared with 49,901 peers. This week, Farnam Street highlights the revised edition of Charlie Munger’s “The Psychology of Human Misjudgment,” Nigel Thurlow critiques “Fake Agile,” while John Cutler analyzes Brian Chesky’s leadership insights. […]
Ex NSW Health ICT director joins Hills Health and more briefs
Also, Mercy Health is modernising its recruitment and people management.