Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

It’s time for HHS to mandate and enforce rigorous, prescriptive cybersecurity standards. First and foremost, if you’re treating patients, there should be a clear mandate for certain minimum cybersecurity standards. Here I agree – we can use all the help we can get.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 19, 2024

Governments are starting to act in response to the growing amount of cyber threats in the healthcare industry. For example, New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced a statewide proposal that calls for healthcare facilities to strengthen and protect their networks, which are critical to providing patient care.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

For the pharmacovigilance space, for example, this automation will begin as a tool for recommendations, suggestions or options for potential safety reports, but it will not fully replace human efforts particularly as there are concerns around data output consistency.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 12, 2024

For example, if there is bias inherent in tools being used for hiring, the EEOC will step in and change the requirements. Though it may be too early to expect any form of regulation this year regarding AI from governing bodies in life sciences, we all know it is coming.

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Healthcare IT Today

JANUARY 17, 2024

However, we must weigh the benefits of human rapport against the shrinking healthcare dollar as we consider the potentially positive impacts of AI. A glaring example underscores the urgency: a single site navigating a staggering 22 different systems daily.

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