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The Importance of Healthcare Cybersecurity: Best Practices for Protecting Patient Data and Ensuring HIPAA Compliance

DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

According to the HIPAA Journal , between 2009 and 2021, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights received reports of 4,419 healthcare data breaches of 500 or more records each. These breaches resulted in the loss, theft, exposure, or unauthorized disclosure of a total of 314,063,186 healthcare records.

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7 Mistakes To Avoid When Selecting Healthcare Cybersecurity Insurance

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. By Glenn Day, chief sales officer and practice leader of healthcare, HUB International. The article 7 Mistakes To Avoid When Selecting Healthcare Cybersecurity Insurance appeared first on electronichealthreporter.com.

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5 Ways to Ensure Compliance with Healthcare Cybersecurity Regulations and Frameworks

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Thus, compliance with healthcare cybersecurity regulations is essential for healthcare organizations to protect patient data and maintain trust. We will provide 5 tips to help healthcare organizations keep their cybersecurity regulations in check when implementing remote patient monitoring.

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Why Human Error is Just as Risky As Ransomware for Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Tim Sadler, CEO of Tessian. 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. But healthcare IT leaders have another cybersecurity challenge to overcome: human error.

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Why HHS’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

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. Here I agree – we can use all the help we can get.

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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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Healthcare Cybersecurity – Familiar and Unfamiliar Risks?

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Andy Nieto, Global Healthcare Solutions Manager for Lenovo Health. As healthcare continues its digital transformation journey, providing care is becoming easier and more efficient for providers. But that convenience comes at a cost.