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Why HHS’ Cybersecurity Concept Paper Falls Short for Healthcare

Healthcare IT Today

First and foremost, if you’re treating patients, there should be a clear mandate for certain minimum cybersecurity standards. For example, in the healthcare industry, we have to abide by HIPAA — a law that helps protect the privacy and security of people’s health information.

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Weekly Roundup – December 23, 2023

Healthcare IT Today

Each week, we’ll be providing a look back at the articles we posted and why they’re important to the healthcare IT community. New HIPAA Security Rule – and Enforcement – Is Coming in 2024. Read more… Healthcare Needs a Concerted Effort to Define Responsible Use of AI.

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Telehealth and Cybersecurity: Is Your Crisis Solution Putting You at Risk?

GlobalMed

Right now, some of you may be thinking, “We’re safe; our video-only solution wasn’t HIPAA compliant at first but it definitely is now.” And it’s true that some solutions, like Zoom, took that crucial step of meeting HIPAA requirements, which is great. Healthcare’s Insecurity Complex. NIST 800-66 – HIPAA.

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Healthcare Interoperability, Data, and Cloud – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

Jon Maack, President at Definitive Healthcare Healthcare data is growing at an unwieldy pace – it currently accounts for about one-third of the world’s data volume, and is expected to reach 175 zettabytes globally by 2025. We will continue to see a shift where interoperability is the foundation for limitless innovation.