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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

Healthcare IT Today

We asked the Healthcare IT Today community to submit their predictions and we received a wide ranging set of responses that we grouped into a number of themes. Defending against these attacks must be a top priority for healthcare cybersecurity professionals. the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001/27002, SOC2, etc.)

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Weekly Roundup – December 23, 2023

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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. New HIPAA Security Rule – and Enforcement – Is Coming in 2024. Read more… The Advantages of Human Scribes for Clinical Notes.

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Security and Privacy Hurdles Plaguing AI-Driven Health Services

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Healthcare systems in the clinical setting can immensely benefit from risk evaluation and asking the following questions: What if healthcare providers can’t access patient data when they are using electronic health records (EHR) systems to connect with patients? So, HIPAA may not apply.

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Security as the Standard: Utilizing the Cloud for Private Healthcare Data

Healthcare IT Today

that are in the process of adopting or have implemented electronic health record (EHR) systems. Paper documents continue to be part of the healthcare document workflow, and oftentimes, it’s tricky integrating paper and digital content while streamlining daily operations and securing sensitive patient data to meet HIPAA compliance.

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Enhancing Healthcare Cybersecurity Through Legacy System Retirement and Data Archiving

Healthcare IT Today

The following is a guest blog post by Justin Campbell, Vice President, Strategy, at Galen Healthcare Solutions. According to an investigation by ProPublica and German radio and TV network Bayerischer Rundfunk, medical data of more than 5MM U.S.

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Ransomware Preparedness in Healthcare – Are you Doing the Basics?

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Furthermore, the transition to electronic health records (EHRs) has reinforced the need for tightened identity and access management processes. He is responsible for security program strategy, cybersecurity operations, security assessment and audit, and regulatory compliance.

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Does Your Healthcare Organization Need to Level Up Their NIST Security Efforts?

Healthcare IT Today

For all its good and ill, meaningful use drove action and adoption of EHR in healthcare. However, the key to change was healthcare organizations having a common goal. What made the difference? Ok, $36 billion in stimulus money helped.