WEDI in the News

Knowledge Center 9 types of malware that should be on a hospitals radar March 28, 2017 There are nine types of malware frequently delivered to healthcare organizations, according to a Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange report. The report, titled The Rampant Growth of Cybercrime in Healthcare, gives an overview of common vulnerabilities healthcare organizations face and summarizes…

Knowledge Center WEDI Releases The Rampant Growth of Cybercrime in Healthcare White Paper March 27, 2017 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), the nation’s leading nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange and a trusted advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced the development…

Knowledge Center WEDI Offers Healthcare Cybersecurity Tips to Improve Resilience Against Cyberattacks March 22, 2017 WEDI, the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, has issued a new white paper exploring some of the common cybersecurity vulnerabilities that are exploited by threat adversaries to gain access to healthcare networks and patient and health plan members’ protected health…

Knowledge Center Four Best Practices for Mitigating The Risk of Cybercrime in Healthcare March 22, 2017 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), a nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange has released a new white paper exploring common vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals in today’s healthcare environment and…

Knowledge Center Politico Morning eHealth 3/21 March 21, 2017 WEDI SUMMARIZES CYBER THREAT JUNGLE: There are many cyber vandals and criminals wanting to strike health care organizations these days, a report from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange states. While 2015 may have seen more afflicted patients than 2016, last year was tops in terms of the number…

Knowledge Center 4 Best Practices for Mitigating The Risk of Cybercrime in Healthcare March 21, 2017 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI), a nonprofit authority on the use of health IT to create efficiencies in healthcare information exchange has released a new white paper exploring common vulnerabilities exploited by cybercriminals in today’s healthcare environment and the…

Knowledge Center WEDI pushes for cultural change to fix the healthcare industry cybersecurity vulnerabilities March 21, 2017 Citing the growing number of cybersecurity attacks directed toward the healthcare industry, a national health IT organization called for a culture change to cybersecurity defense and urged providers to look beyond basic standards. Despite widespread adoption of health…

Knowledge Center WEDI Calls for Health IT System Cybersecurity Improvements March 20, 2017 WEDI is calling for increased cybersecurity investments by healthcare organizations to protect health IT infrastructure from the growing interest of cybercriminals. WEDI, a nonprofit organization focusing on using health IT for health data exchange working with the Department of Health and Human…

Knowledge Center WEDI Outlines Tips for Improving Healthcare Cybersecurity March 20, 2017 As healthcare data breaches increase in frequency and become more intricate in types of attacks, organizations must ensure that their healthcare cybersecurity measures appropriately match, according to the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI). WEDI conducted multi-stakeholder cybersecurity roundtables in November 2015 and April…

Knowledge Center WEDI Releases Healthcare Cybersecurity White Paper Outlining Best Practices to Mitigate Risk March 20, 2017 The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) has issued a cybersecurity white paper examining health IT vulnerabilities and how stakeholders can mitigate risk in the wake of record data breaches striking the healthcare industry. WEDI, a Reston, Va.-based…