Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Lastly, most healthcare IT expenditure over the last ten years has been focused on digitizing patient records, and investment in cybersecurity capability has lagged other industries. Threat actors know healthcare is a prime target for extortion and target them accordingly. But this approach is not enough in today’s digital world.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 1, 2023

Hospitals Losing Cybersecurity Battle The number of healthcare data breaches of over 500 records dipped slightly in 2022. Today, that figure is nearly 79%, which means that bad actors are specifically targeting the healthcare industry. That’s good news, right? Last year, 699 breaches affected 51.4

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

More than 20% of healthcare organizations that suffer a cyber attack see higher mortality rates, and the majority of healthcare organizations experienced an average of 43 attacks in the past 12 months—nearly one a week—according to a September 2022 report by Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2022

In Q1 2022, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond found that hospitals across the nation have 105,000 fewer workers than in February 2020, a roughly 2% decline. Rural providers especially feel the pinch, as medical centers often have trouble attracting the talent they need, and many hospitals are increasingly closing their doors.

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