Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

It’s new approaches and ideas like these that will build a skilled workforce that is ready to protect the healthcare delivery system from existing and future cybersecurity threats. Here I agree – we can use all the help we can get.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

As we kick off 2024, we wanted to start the new year with a series of 2024 Health IT predictions. 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.

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Healthcare IT Today

JULY 6, 2022

Implementation experience with enterprise security solutions such as Wireless Application Firewalls, Intrusion Protections and Detection Systems, Network Access Controls and Security Information Event Management solutions. Looks like a great opportunity for those with experience with healthcare security.

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Healthcare IT Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

CloudWave , the expert in healthcare data security, announced the company has acquired Sensato Cybersecurity. As a managed cloud service provider to hundreds of hospitals, CloudWave has witnessed how devastating a cyber event can be to healthcare organizations.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

At this year’s ViVE2024 event, AI was still prevalent, however, the claims being made by vendors were much more realistic and attainable. This is a clear sign that the application of AI in healthcare is maturing…at least a little. In the exhibit hall, larger booths were more noticeable.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Healthcare IT Today has been a partner with the HCP Conferences for a while now, but this week was the first time I was able to attend in person. The event has a unique reverse expo format where the health IT professionals sit at tables and the vendors go around visiting the tables. Good approach to cybersecurity.

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Healthcare IT Today

JUNE 27, 2023

The following is a guest article by Ryan Witt, Healthcare Cybersecurity Leader at Proofpoint The Internet of Medical Things, or IoMT, is a deep web of interconnected devices that increasingly plays a vital role in care delivery. About Ryan Witt Ryan Witt is a healthcare cybersecurity leader at the cybersecurity company Proofpoint.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 20, 2023

Colin Hung spoke to Marcus Perez at Altera Digital Health about helping providers solve cash flow and throughput challenges today while planning for care-at-home and other initiatives to support future business growth. Read more… Working Together for Stronger Healthcare Cybersecurity. Houske at OTAVA.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 3, 2023

Making users aware of what the adversary is doing, testing their awareness, and practicing what to do in the event of an incident must become standard behaviors in the work environment. This includes all levels in the organization including the board of directors, partners, and all stakeholders in the success of business.

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CiscoHealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Today, Shanti Gidwani is Cisco’s national director for healthcare in Canada — but in a former life she was a Registered Nurse. As we approach the biggest Health IT event.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 30, 2023

The following is a guest article by Brian Selfridge, Healthcare Cybersecurity & Risk Leader at CORL Technologies. In 2023, healthcare organizations face an impossible paradox. On the one hand, they have no choice but to rely on third-party vendors––the ongoing digitization of healthcare would be impossible without them.

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Healthcare IT Today

APRIL 18, 2023

As always, there have been a lot of new products and partnerships announced at the event, with a heavy emphasis on generative AI, and we wanted to try and cover as much as we could for the Healthcare IT Today community. You can also visit our HIMSS23 page to see all our coverage of health IT’s biggest event.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

How can we maintain operations even in the event of recurring attacks? This is the right track for every industry, but especially so for healthcare. The recent attack is just the latest to show that cybercriminals won’t stop targeting healthcare organizations anytime soon. That’s plain reality.

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Healthcare IT Today

MARCH 31, 2023

We reached out to our incredibly talented Healthcare IT Today Community for these answers. The following is what they had to say on how to stay safe and can be used as a little check list for your healthcare cybersecurity efforts. As a result, health IT administrators should be doubling down on ransomware recovery plans.

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Healthcare IT Today

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In the event cyber protections fail, patient data can be exposed — violating compliance laws including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which carries sizable fines — and brings significant operational consequences. They’re already on the same team. The stakes are high to succeed.

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CiscoHealth

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Today, I’m Cisco’s national director for healthcare in Canada — but in a former life I was a Registered Nurse. As we approach the biggest Health IT event of the year, I have a few thoughts on the upcoming conference from a clinician’s perspective. My predictions on the evolution of virtual care.

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Healthcare IT Today

AUGUST 30, 2023

healthcare workers found that 22% said their organization doesn’t strictly enforce cybersecurity protocols , while 31% said they weren’t sure what to do in the event a security breach takes place. A recent Salesforce survey of 400 U.S.

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Healthcare IT Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Seamless access to data from multiple locations and devices is crucial as this facilitates better collaboration and efficiency among healthcare professionals. In the event of a data loss or system failure, healthcare institutions should prioritize having robust backup and recovery systems in place to ensure the continuity of patient care.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Additionally, offerings like cyber insurance can help offset some of the cost to companies in the event of an attack, but like any insurance, the best policy is the one an organization doesn’t need to fall back on.

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