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Guide to a Proactive Healthcare Cybersecurity Stance

Healthcare IT Today

The attack sparked a long overdue conversation about how organizations in the healthcare industry are financially impacted by these attacks, what these attacks can look like, and how to be proactive against them.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

All of this year’s 2024 health IT predictions (updated as they’re shared): John and Colin’s 2024 Healthcare IT Predictions Health Equity Predictions Healthcare Cybersecurity Predictions And now, check out our community’s Healthcare Cybersecurity predictions.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity: Best Practices for Data Protection

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

When it comes to cybersecurity, it is important for organizations to take a proactive approach and implement strong safeguards to protect against potential threats. Healthcare cybersecurity refers to the measures and practices put in place to protect sensitive data and systems within the healthcare industry.

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October Is For Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Essential HIPAA Security Risk Assessment

Telebehavioral Health Institute

When considering healthcare cybersecurity best practices, HIPAA security risk assessments and HIPAA remediation plans are essential. With October being “Cybersecurity Awareness Month,” security education and planning should be at the top of the list for many healthcare businesses. . Get HIPAA compliant today

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Facebook (Meta) Sued Over Data Privacy Practices in Healthcare With Meta Pixel

Telebehavioral Health Institute

This allegedly allowed Facebook to receive Protected Health Information (PHI) of patients, including doctors’ names and medical conditions. All of this information could be linked to the user’s unique IP address. Facebook’s use of Meta Pixel amid ever-increasing healthcare cybersecurity concerns raises many questions.

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Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?

Healthcare IT Today

In fact, a recent JAMA Health Forum report indicates that from 2016 to 2021, the annual number of ransomware attacks on the healthcare sector more than doubled. He has his Masters in Information Security and holds CCISSP, CISA, CHC, CRISC, and ITIL-F certifications.

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AHIMA23 Attendees are Ready for the Challenges Ahead

Healthcare IT Today

Zeev Neuwirth, author of Beyond the Walls: MegaTrends, Movements and Market Disruptors Transforming American Healthcare and Reframing Healthcare , kicked off the 2023 American Health Information Management Association annual conference (AHIMA23) with a heartfelt keynote.

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