Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

The following is a guest article by Shankar Somasundaram, CEO at Asimily Healthcare delivery organizations (HDOs) continue to be up against a fast-moving landscape trying to keep up with and mitigate cybersecurity threats to medical technology. Almost half of those HDOs suffered a data breach. In 2024, government intervention will continue.

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KevinMD

MAY 8, 2023

This article highlights notable AI-based security breaches in health care organizations and underscores the importance Read more… AI’s transformative potential is threatened by security breaches, highlighting the need for robust cybersecurity measures originally appeared in KevinMD.com.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 23, 2024

3) How are they approaching cybersecurity? NextGen Cybersecurity Over the past several years, NextGen has moved more and more to the cloud. Given the increased cybersecurity threats facing healthcare, we were curious to know what approach NextGen is taking to harden their systems. 1) How are they improving their mobile app? (2)

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

The following is a guest article by Chris Bowen, Founder and CISO at ClearDATA The recent Cybersecurity concept paper from HHS, while a gesture towards progress, falls critically short of what’s imperative in today’s climate. It’s time for HHS to mandate and enforce rigorous, prescriptive cybersecurity standards.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 26, 2024

However, with the ever-increasing cybersecurity threats and attacks moving more digital can also be very scary. This leaves us with the big question of what role Health IT leadership plays in ensuring the security and privacy of patient data , and what strategies can leaders employ to address emerging cybersecurity threats.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

At the same time, many healthcare networks rely on outdated technology and lack the cybersecurity resources and expertise found in other industries. Healthcare data breaches surged in 2022, with over 44 million patient records compromised in the US alone according to the Department of Health and Human Services.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 29, 2024

For the 67th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we are talking to Inderpal Kohli, Vice President and CIO at Englewood Health about cybersecurity and digital transformation! Here’s a look at the questions and topics we discuss in this episode: How are you approaching cybersecurity?

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ferdinand Hamada, Managing Director of Healthcare at MorganFranklin Consulting The healthcare sector has faced an unprecedented surge of serious cybersecurity threats in recent months. Continuity of patient care while safeguarding patient data and organizational systems has never been more crucial.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 11, 2023

There were a number of Health IT companies that came by at #ViVE2023 to share their latest product developments and company news. Here is what CPSI , Linus Health , Imprivata , Mediktor , and Fortified Health Security had to say. Yet only 25% of respondents had been offered a cognitive test.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 31, 2018

However, there’s a disconnect between these sanguine perceptions about cybersecurity versus the actual solutions in place, Zingbox found. Department of Health and Human Services launched the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (who knew?)

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 6, 2023

Additionally, they can connect digital services to monitor the health of power devices, obtaining a host of useful data and insights to aid proactive maintenance and better decision-making. As with any network-connected device however, cybersecurity must be a priority. This includes connected power devices.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Who is Responsible for Addressing Cybersecurity Issues in IoT Devices Addressing cybersecurity issues in IoT devices involves a shared responsibility between device manufacturers, institutions, and end-users. To address the growing cybersecurity risks in IoT devices, governments around the world have introduced several legislations.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 13, 2023

In this ever-evolving space, it is critical that our health care system take steps to identify and address cybersecurity vulnerabilities along with proactively and regularly review risks, records, and update policies. These practices should happen regularly across an enterprise to prevent future attacks.”

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2023

The amount of technology used and how it is being used has skyrocketed and unfortunately, alongside it so has the amount and sophistication of cybersecurity threats. Old technology or processes that not enough in healthcare are using in their cybersecurity efforts, including employee awareness training. It’s old but effective.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 29, 2023

However, it also poses significant cybersecurity challenges, as sensitive patient information is vulnerable to breaches and phishing attacks. Understanding Email Cybersecurity Challenges in Health Practices Health practices face unique cybersecurity challenges because of the sensitive nature of the patient information they collect and house.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Unsurprisingly, a recent Gartner Peer Insights survey – Cybersecurity in the Healthcare Industry – also showed that nearly half of participating healthcare organizations have experienced a data breach in the past two years. Require MFA to Defeat Phishing Human error is one of the biggest cybersecurity challenges.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 10, 2021

When I first heard about a cybersecurity company, CloudCover, using their security technology to build a cybersecurity insurance platform on blockchain, I was fascinated by the intersection of technologies and what this might mean for healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

For the 82nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Cybersecurity Impacts on Healthcare. This has to be one of the most important topics in health IT right now. In this episode we dive […] For the 82nd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re talking about Cybersecurity Impacts on Healthcare.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 19, 2022

.” So in that spirit, for the 46th episode of the CIO podcast hosted by Healthcare IT Today, we sat down with Francois Bodhuin, AVP and CISO at Inspira Health to discuss cybersecurity and managing third-party risk. Next, Bodhuin shares how he approaches cybersecurity and third-party risks. breach)?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Region Tag: Global Edition Hide Collection: 0 Primary topic: Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Sign Up for our daily or weekly newsletters. Taking Stock of Progress and Looking Ahead.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

Over the past several weeks, the team here at Healthcare IT Today has been gathering Health IT predictions for 2024. Ryan Burnett, Product Manager at Luma Health expects that AI will have a significant impact on patient-physician interactions in 2024. Here is a short video with our favorite video predictions that we captured.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

“From small, independent practitioners to large, integrated health systems, cyberattacks on healthcare records, IT systems, and medical devices have infected even the most protected systems,” the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

But in a time when our industry is facing high staff overtime and burnout, there’s simply no way that we can be aware of everything happening in health IT. What should be trending right now in health IT? So what trend isn’t being talked about enough? The following is what they had to share with us.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 14, 2021

But healthcare IT leaders have another cybersecurity challenge to overcome: human error. Ransomware attacks continue to plague the healthcare industry. In all, cyberattacks on healthcare more than doubled last year, with ransomware making up 28% of those attacks. According to Verizon’s 2021 Data […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 23, 2024

Having a career in Health IT requires a lot of skills and qualifications, even more so if you want that career to be successful – but what are those skills and qualifications? To authentically contribute to societal health, it’s crucial to accept failure as an integral part of the process.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

What health IT trend has you concerned? Dr. Sameer Ather, Co-Founder and CEO at XpertDox A major concern in health IT is cybersecurity. To mitigate this, continuous investment in cybersecurity measures and adding modern security and compliance protocols is essential. What health IT trend has you concerned?

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Mitigate the Greatest Risk: The Human Factor The difficult part in cybersecurity is it only takes one person to click. Cybersecurity tools don’t have to be expensive to be effective. He has a diverse cybersecurity experience leading security consultancies at TPx, Cisco, Sourcefire, and Cybertrust.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 5, 2024

Plus, we looked at how security has to be baked into these solutions and how the right platform can simplify your infrastructure management.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 6, 2022

Here’s a description of the position: Position Highlights: The Senior Cybersecurity Architect will play an integral role in defining and assessing the organization’s security strategy, architecture and practices. This role will apply critical cybersecurity expertise to initiatives across all Moffitt’s lines of business.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 7, 2023

The following is a guest article by Anis Trabelsi, Chief Information Officer at Palomar Health As the CIO of a healthcare system, I am acutely aware of the critical role that cybersecurity plays in safeguarding sensitive data. However, I firmly believe that hiring for attitude is even more important.

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Healthcare IT Today

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In a recent virtual meetup Healthcare IT Today did with Proofpoint, we took a look back at the year that was 2021 when it comes to cybersecurity. The speakers shared some of their key takeaways and learnings from this last year and offered some practical insights for healthcare CISOs and CIOs that are looking at […].

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 23, 2022

Cybersecurity is not usually a top-of-mind item during a merger or acquisition, but experts say it should be. It doesn’t matter if you are a healthcare provider or a health IT company, there are real threats to data and system security as the organizations integrate together.

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Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 2, 2020

Cybersecurity companies in the healthcare industry are working to effectively secure hospital networks and medical devices against hacks and vulnerabilities, but as technology like 5G becomes ubiquitous, more and more devices […]. But how will increased connectivity impact overall security?

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 5, 2022

When we talk about cybersecurity, we often like to talk about the financial elements of a breach. No doubt the financial impact is extremely important and can cost an organization dearly if they’re not prepared. You also often hear about the reputation impact a breach has on an organization when the breach hits the local […].

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we head into 2023, we wanted to kick off the new year with a series of 2023 Health IT predictions. Investments in cybersecurity will remain a top priority for healthcare executives. They are NIST updating their Cybersecurity Framework from version 1.0 From a third party vendor perspective, keep an eye on NIST. to version 2.0

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2023

The following is a guest article by Preston Duren, Vice President of Cybersecurity Operations at Fortified Health Security The need for adequate cybersecurity has never been higher for the nation’s hospitals and health systems. That’s good news, right? Healthcare is competing with every other industry for personnel.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Cybersecurity and the Change Healthcare outage dominated the hallway conversations at ViVE2024. Although the importance of cybersecurity has been growing steadily over the past few years, the recent outage at Change Healthcare put cybersecurity on the minds of ViVE2024’s attendees.

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