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Guide to a Proactive Healthcare Cybersecurity Stance

Healthcare IT Today

The Cost of a Cybersecurity Breach Cybersecurity at its core is a way to protect valuable data and personal identifiable information (PII), such as credit card information, social security numbers, tax records, and more.

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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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Bonus Features, HIMSS Edition – April 18, 2023 – Amazon, Microsoft, and generative AI dominate the headlines, plus news from Oracle, Orion Health, Salesforce, Surescripts, WebMD, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. Sales Allina Health chose KeyCare for virtual visits integrated directly with Epic MyChart.

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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. How do we align regs to this?

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Healthcare: The Path of Least Resistance for Cybercriminals

Healthcare IT Today

According to the 2023 ForgeRock Breach Report , healthcare has consistently ranked as the most targeted industry by cybercriminals for the past five years. These relentless attacks come at a staggering cost, with the average healthcare breach reaching $10.93 Internal actors are the second-leading cause of breaches in healthcare.

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Recent HHS Settlement Underscores the Importance Compliance Plays in Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

In 2023 so far, the breaches reported have affected 88 million patients, already a 60% increase compared to last year. In a press release issued at the time of the settlement, then OCR Director, Roger Severino stated, “People need to trust that their private health information will remain exactly that; private. 21CO) faced a $2.3

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

Healthcare firms have long been targets for cyber criminals. They handle data like protected health information (PHI), intellectual property (IP), clinical trial data and payment card data, giving attackers many options to cash in, and healthcare is a critical infrastructure industry that can be hardest hit by ransomware attacks.

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