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McCombs School of Business Launches First-in-the-Nation Healthcare Cybersecurity Leadership Program

Electronic Health Reporter

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. The McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin announces the Leadership in Health Care Privacy and Security Risk Management certificate program, a new first-in-the-nation professional program designed to help address a critical workforce shortage issue.

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The Crucial Role of Dual Incident Response Playbooks in Healthcare Cybersecurity

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest article by Anis Trabelsi, C hief Information Officer at Palomar Health As the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of a large hospital system, it is my responsibility to lead the charge in cybersecurity preparedness, and I have done this through a nuanced approach to incident response planning.

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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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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.

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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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Weekly Roundup – February 17, 2024

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to our Healthcare IT Today Weekly Roundup. Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. Read more… CIO Podcast : Health IT’s Role in Leadership. Updating the Tired Old Patient Questionnaire.

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Healthcare Cybersecurity Is Difficult to Maintain, How a Security Operations Center Can Help

Healthcare IT Today

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.