“there are often not enough security measures taken to protect these connected devices.”
One would most certainly think that advanced security measures would be taken by hospitals so a breach like this wouldn’t occur. Especially has they have sensitive information, such as patient records.
Maybe we should go back to making medical technology that functions on its own, without being connected to anything. It might decrease productivity, but it would increase safety.
The article mentioned that in many cases these hospitals lacked minimal security. This is the irresponsibility of these health care providers. If a company handles susceptible information, which might be targeted by hackers, they should invest in ways to protect that data. Especially because the information that is susceptible pertains the patients only. I think the government should force some minimum requirements in internet security as part of the IT regulations that the government is asking from the healthcare providers. If not, at least they should be liable for any harm done to a third party due to their lack of data security.
If the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional the mandate that forced the States to expand Medicaid, why is it the State’s fault for not expanding it? They were exercising their constitutional right. I think that is the federal government who is guilty in this case. They shouldn’t have based their program on an unconstitutional mandate. It is the federal government who in its attempt to subdue the States, they halted payments to hospitals that needed it. It is like some sort of vendetta to those states that didn’t support Obama.
The law forces the hospital to admit patients even if they don’t have means to pay. Yet, the government is not doing anything to help those hospitals. In the future they would simply demand payment before being admitted. If the White House is bending the laws to accommodate their needs, what is preventing the citizens of doing the same thing?
California used to (and still do I think) have the best retirement plans for teachers and there is nothing wrong with that. The problem arises when you don’t have enough money to cover those liabilities. It is easier for companies to find alternative ways to fund their pension plans than it is for cities and states. I think that the problems California will have in the future are caused primarily by its liberal tendency. The State is a Democratic bastion and has led the country in several liberal reforms. The citizens of that states claim for better benefits and higher wages, and the states grants them what they want. California is based on an unsustainable model and a date will come when the people realize this and will ask for an overhaul, let’s hope that it is not too late.
In a sane universe, the LA school numbers wouldn’t be as bad as they sound. We spend way, way too much per pupil. Reducing the waste and excess would easily free up that money. And it would reduce the number of future retirees.
At the very least the devices. Computers are one thing; ability to affect a kidney dialysis machine is another. That’s flat out risking someone’s life.
“there are often not enough security measures taken to protect these connected devices.”
One would most certainly think that advanced security measures would be taken by hospitals so a breach like this wouldn’t occur. Especially has they have sensitive information, such as patient records.
You would hope so. But I guess that’s not the case.
Maybe we should go back to making medical technology that functions on its own, without being connected to anything. It might decrease productivity, but it would increase safety.
Is that really worth it, though? Maybe we should just increase security measures. That way we keep form and functionality.
The article mentioned that in many cases these hospitals lacked minimal security. This is the irresponsibility of these health care providers. If a company handles susceptible information, which might be targeted by hackers, they should invest in ways to protect that data. Especially because the information that is susceptible pertains the patients only. I think the government should force some minimum requirements in internet security as part of the IT regulations that the government is asking from the healthcare providers. If not, at least they should be liable for any harm done to a third party due to their lack of data security.
Minimum wage is controversial. It improves the quality of someone’s life while it also rule out a hand of people to keep the job.
If the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional the mandate that forced the States to expand Medicaid, why is it the State’s fault for not expanding it? They were exercising their constitutional right. I think that is the federal government who is guilty in this case. They shouldn’t have based their program on an unconstitutional mandate. It is the federal government who in its attempt to subdue the States, they halted payments to hospitals that needed it. It is like some sort of vendetta to those states that didn’t support Obama.
The law forces the hospital to admit patients even if they don’t have means to pay. Yet, the government is not doing anything to help those hospitals. In the future they would simply demand payment before being admitted. If the White House is bending the laws to accommodate their needs, what is preventing the citizens of doing the same thing?
My guess would be the White House. They’ve got a bit more clout than the average citizen.
California used to (and still do I think) have the best retirement plans for teachers and there is nothing wrong with that. The problem arises when you don’t have enough money to cover those liabilities. It is easier for companies to find alternative ways to fund their pension plans than it is for cities and states. I think that the problems California will have in the future are caused primarily by its liberal tendency. The State is a Democratic bastion and has led the country in several liberal reforms. The citizens of that states claim for better benefits and higher wages, and the states grants them what they want. California is based on an unsustainable model and a date will come when the people realize this and will ask for an overhaul, let’s hope that it is not too late.
In a sane universe, the LA school numbers wouldn’t be as bad as they sound. We spend way, way too much per pupil. Reducing the waste and excess would easily free up that money. And it would reduce the number of future retirees.
Of course, this isn’t going to happen.
“Economic reasoning provides the possibility that disemployment may cause youth to substitute from legal work to crime.”
So if they can’t work, they turn to crime? Let me pretend to be surprised.
Exactly. So putting measures like the minimum wage in that could keep business from hiring more workers is ridiculous.
yeah. Even if it did raise wages for the workers they had, it would hurt so many more people.
“What’s concerning to us is the sheer lack of basic blocking and tackling within these organizations”
That is so far from comforting. These places have all of our extremely personal information. Shouldn’t there be more effort to protect them?
At the very least the devices. Computers are one thing; ability to affect a kidney dialysis machine is another. That’s flat out risking someone’s life.
Georgia’s hospital is looking to reopen as “some kind of emergency care center.” That sounds promising.
You have to admire them for their vagueness, though.