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$15M Singapore-London partnership to help stem APAC's growing healthcare cybersecurity woes

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In Singapore's public health facilities, for example, about 15% or over 16,000 medical devices have Internet connectivity. Enterprise Taxonomy: Cybersecurity and Privacy Patient Access Telehealth Digital Health Medical devices Data and Information Care Technology

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7 Quick Steps to Preventing Telehealth IT Security Threats

Telebehavioral Health Institute

With hacker activity at an all-time high due to COVID-related disturbances and increasing health IT security attacks from Russia , professionals may want to take a step back to evaluate their clinical and payment systems to prevent Telehealth IT security threats. Privacy and concerns in telehealth include threats to healthcare billing.

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Cybersecurity frameworks in APAC don’t support remote care: report

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Consulting which looked into the cybersecurity landscape of the region and how policies and other measures apply in the rising remote care segment. WHY IT MATTERS Healthcare cybersecurity frameworks across APAC nations, the report noted, are "not fully adapted" to remote care solutions nor are these harmonised across jurisdictions.

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October Is For Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Essential HIPAA Security Risk Assessment

Telebehavioral Health Institute

When considering healthcare cybersecurity best practices, HIPAA security risk assessments and HIPAA remediation plans are essential. With October being “Cybersecurity Awareness Month,” security education and planning should be at the top of the list for many healthcare businesses. .

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Sanford Health's CIO talks virtual care, workforce challenges, modern data ecosystem

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For example, we know that many people are looking for a job that brings meaning and purpose, and there's no better place to make a difference every day than in healthcare. Sanford Health is also focused on building a new pipeline of high-paying and rewarding, meaningful careers in healthcare cybersecurity.

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AHIMA23 Attendees are Ready for the Challenges Ahead

Healthcare IT Today

#AHIMA23 #HITsm pic.twitter.com/PGkeo6K4D7 — Colin Hung (@Colin_Hung) October 8, 2023 Neuwirth highlighted several examples of medical innovation that is helping to save lives at a scale undreamed of a decade ago – mRNA vaccines, robotic surgery, and telehealth.

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GOA & IBM Data Breach Report Reveal Alarming Security Breaches in Healthcare

Telebehavioral Health Institute

Though many companies insure themselves against business interruption costs due to security breaches in healthcare, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that insurers limit their exposure to cyberattack losses. For example: Scripps Health suffered a massive cybersecurity attack in May 2021.