Morning Headlines 12/22/17
Fortified Releases 2018 Horizon Report Detailing Healthcare Cybersecurity
Fortified Health Security releases its 2018 report on cybersecurity in healthcare in which it predicts double-digit increases in breaches and new variants of the WannaCry ransomware attack making rounds.
US life expectancy falls for second straight year — as drug overdoses soar
Life expectancy in the US fell for the second year in a row, the first time life expectancy has dropped two-years in a row since the 1960s. The opioid epidemic claimed 63,000 lives in 2016, a 21 percent year-over-year increase in overdose mortality.
Healthcare Management Consulting 2017
KLAS releases a report analyzing the performance of healthcare management consulting firms.
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