by CivicMeter Staff | Feb 11, 2020 | Health and Privacy
The lack of common rules and guidelines in the deployment of AI in healthcare may lead to a lack of trust in AI-powered solutions. Healthcare firms must ensure discipline and accountability in the rollout of AI for healthcare delivery. Laura Craft filed this report...
by CivicMeter Staff | Feb 11, 2020 | Health and Privacy, Uncategorized
X-Rays, MRIs, and CT scans of millions of U.S. patients are left unprotected by even a modicum of security on publicly accessible servers, according to an investigation conducted by ProPublica. Jack Gillum, Jeff Kao and Jeff Larson reported on lack of security for...
by CivicMeter Staff | Feb 9, 2020 | Government IT, Health and Privacy
Hospitals have become a favorite target of ransomware. Fearful that a shutdown of their computer systems could mean loss of life, many hospitals have paid up. The latest victim is the DCI Health System in Alabama but there were 491 attacks on healthcare providers in...
by CivicMeter Staff | Feb 6, 2020 | Health vs. Hype, Nutrition and Diet
The FDA rejected the studies confirming the safety and effectiveness of the brain-boosting drug piracetam in 2004. Yet 15 years later, piracetam is still widely sold in US despite the FDA’s efforts. Eli Wolfe wrote this report published in Salon: A study published...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jan 20, 2020 | Health and Privacy
Ambulance companies and other first response service providers in New York State will no longer be allowed to use patient data for marketing. These companies are also forbidden from selling patient data to third parties after the patient privacy bill was signed into...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 25, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
There is a technological arms race going on in the anti-fraud space. Would-be fraudsters are constantly deploying new tools and devising new schemes to part people from their money. Anti-fraud professionals fight back with new technologies and new strategies to foil...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 23, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
Allocating scarce resources is a test many nonprofits face every day. These are decisions that make or break organizations. Mark Albertson filed this report for Silicon Angle: “…instead of spending that money to improve IT operations, what if the same amount could be...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 23, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
Understanding the past helps you plan for the future. That’s nothing new, although many nonprofits are still in the dark about the efficacy of previous fundraising campaigns. Navigating the Unknown, a 2019 fundraising report from NTEN and Care2, found that an...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 22, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
Nonprofits used to rely on perimeter defenses to wall off their networks from malign actors. But such perimeter defenses have been rendered obsolete by advancing technology. With much of their data on the cloud and accessible through mobile means, defenses must be...
by CivicMeter Staff | Jul 22, 2019 | Nonprofit Management
The University of Chicago will begin to offer a free, two-year certificate in nonprofit management program later this year. The new program is aimed at helping nonprofit professionals working in Chicago neighborhoods operate more effectively. Here is an excerpt from a...
