Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Program Focuses on AI Governance, Safety, Privacy, Bias and TransparencyAccreditation organization Joint Commission is rolling out a voluntary program for certifying the "responsible" deployment and use of artificial intelligence technologies by U.S. healthcare provider organizations, including governance, safeguards, monitoring processes and education.

CHIME, AHA, Others Contend Privacy, Security Burden Would Shift to ProvidersProposals to eliminate certain longstanding health IT certification criteria - including privacy and security related controls - will shift regulatory burden from health IT developers to healthcare providers, some industry groups contend in their public response to proposed federal rulemaking.

2020 Attack Affected 13,000 Blackbaud Clients, 1.5 Billion of Their 'Constituents'A federal judge has denied class certification in consolidated proposed class action litigation against Blackbaud stemming from the fundraising software vendor's 2020 ransomware attack that affected 13,000 clients and compromised data of about 1.5 million donors, patients and other individuals.

Program Addresses Secondary Use of Patient Data by Third Parties for AI InitiativesThe Joint Commission is kicking off a new voluntary certification program for hospitals' "responsible use" of health data. The effort aims to help address growing privacy concerns over the secondary use of patient data by third parties for artificial intelligence initiatives and other activities.