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Healthcare Cybersecurity – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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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 And now, check out our community’s Healthcare Cybersecurity predictions.

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Enhancing Healthcare Cybersecurity Through Legacy System Retirement and Data Archiving

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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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Addressing Clinical Staffing Shortages in Healthcare: The Crucial Role of IT Investment

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Protecting Data Through Stronger Cybersecurity and Network Resilience With the increasing use of technology in healthcare, cybersecurity has become a critical concern. In 2022, the healthcare industry rose to the second most attacked industry in the United States and third most attacked globally.

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Reactions to the Ascension Healthcare Ransomware Attack and Suggestions for Healthcare Organizations

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Doctors and nurses needing to go back to pen and paper to have data to conduct medical procedures demonstrates that the operational resiliency strategies and /or business continuity plans (BCP) that were in place by Ascension were not satisfactory.

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The Legal Pitfalls of Using a PDF Chart Summary or Cold Storage as a Healthcare Data Archiving Strategy

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The following is a guest blog post by Justin Campbell, Vice President, Strategy, at Galen Healthcare Solutions. When decommissioning healthcare systems to archive legacy data, there are often significant tradeoffs.

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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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Healthcare AI – 2024 Health IT Predictions

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In the spirit of prevention of burn out, where technology can automate administrative burden, make chart reviews more efficient, use ambient listening capabilities to reduce time spent in the EHR will have a positive impact on the clinical burnout epidemic.