Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2023

Tom Stafford, Director, Healthcare Strategy at CDW , has a chance to talk with and advise a lot of healthcare organizations. One of the suggestions he shares regularly is in order to prepare for ransomware, do table-top exercises involving many departments, including senior leadership. Some help is coming.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

Quite relatedly, HDOs grappling with those countless vulnerabilities—largely in the absence of manufacturer support—were targeted by an average of 43 cyberattacks in 2023, according to a Ponemon Institute study. Almost half of those HDOs suffered a data breach.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

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 billion according to IBM Security.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 24, 2024

Healthcare is among the most targeted industries, accounting for 15.6% of DDoS attacks in 2023. A Growing Threat Based on last year’s activity, in which organizations saw massive increases in DDoS attacks compared to 2022, cybersecurity experts anticipate the number to continue trending upward in 2024.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

In March 2023, for example, Cerebral, a telehealth platform that provides online therapy and medication management to millions of users, reported a healthcare data breach that impacted more than 3.1 The movement to mobile has brought a whole new slue of attack methods that cybercriminals are using against healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

We reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community for these answers. The following is what they had to say on how to stay safe and can be used as a little check list for your healthcare cybersecurity efforts. Hackers are finding holes in the gaps created by fragmented systems.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2023

The following is a guest article by Brian Selfridge, Healthcare Cybersecurity & Risk Leader at CORL Technologies. In 2023, healthcare organizations face an impossible paradox.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 11, 2024

2023 has made clear that this technology will be an expected standard of care for the next generation of patients. As we enter 2024, we can expect to see more focus on a common bottleneck in healthcare: interoperability. Punit Soni, Founder and CEO at Suki AI Generative AI has been the hot topic of 2023.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 16, 2024

Healthcare has made significant strides in better protecting the industry, in part because hospital executives increasingly see cybersecurity as a core component of patient care. According to Sophos’ recent State of Ransomware report, 67% of healthcare organizations surveyed globally were hit by ransomware in 2023.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 24, 2023

According to MarketsandMarkets , the global cybersecurity market is estimated to grow from 173.5 Cybersecurity enhancements are driven by increased target-based cyber-attacks to draw operational disruptions. In the first half of 2023, over 300 data breaches have been reported to the U.S. billion in 2022 to 266.2

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 11, 2024

Recent statistics underscore the situation’s severity; more than 50 million patient records were compromised in 2023. This heightened risk landscape emphasizes the need for robust cybersecurity measures. Only, the healthcare industry’s specific challenges require more than a one-size-fits-all approach.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 15, 2024

In 2023, AI became a familiar concept, but next year, the industry needs to take the next step of supplying clarity, transparency, repeatability, and answers around AI’s strengths and weaknesses directly to patients.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 4, 2024

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 Telehealth and VR Predictions And now, check out our community’s Telehealth and VR predictions. Brianna Zink, RN, MSN, Sr.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 5, 2024

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 Telehealth and VR Predictions Value Based Care Predictions And now, check out our community’s Value Based Care predictions.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

This will ensure the deployment of the most accurate and impactful responses in healthcare applications. Rajesh Viswanathan, Chief Technology Officer at Inovalon With the emergence of generative AI in 2023, the adoption of these technologies in healthcare is expected to grow significantly in the coming years.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

Anika Heavener, Vice President of Innovation and Investments at The SCAN Foundation Health equity continues to be a hot topic in 2023 but even with all the advancements in healthcare technology, older marginalized adults still aren’t getting the care they deserve. What’s contributing to the delay?

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

Florian Otto, CEO and Co-founder at Cedar Healthcare Affordability: Healthcare affordability will always be a problem, and it remains to be seen if 2024 will be better or worse than 2023. In any case, health systems will need to work to improve access to care – and can do so by offering integrated, personalized options.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 9, 2024

As 2023 uncovered some less-than-optimal situations where automation and AI were at odds on either side of the fence, my hope is in 2024 that deeper connectivity and collaboration will make those solutions obsolete in some form or fashion.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 10, 2024

The federally mandated 2023 electronic visit verification (EVV) rollout equipped providers with a useful tool to maximize time, efficiency and resources. Check out our community’s predictions below and be sure to add your own thoughts and/or places you disagree with these predictions in the comments and on social media.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

Joel Diamond, MD, Co-Founder/Chief Medical Officer Aranscia; Co-Founder 2bPrecise at Aranscia Artificial intelligence was a major buzzword in the world in 2023, and that was also the case in the healthcare space. 2024 will likely see continued hype regarding A.I. in medicine in all aspects. Embrace the value while protecting the data.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 18, 2024

2023 was a tipping point for telehealth treatment. The healthcare landscape will likely witness challenges and adjustments in Medicare Advantage programs. After a blockbuster year in 2023, Humana Medicare Advantage is projected to slow down in 2024 as efforts are made to increase the PMPY margin.

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