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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. In 2024, the attack surface will continue to grow.

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Working Together for Stronger Healthcare Cybersecurity – A Look At 405(d)

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There are new cybersecurity tools for protecting patient safety that every healthcare organization should know about. Pointing out that institutions usually underinvest in cybersecurity, Decker says that these two new assessment tools can help answer the question: “Does the investment lead to an outcome?” Tell us what you think.

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Bonus Features – February 19, 2023 – 80% of orgs collect SDOH data but struggle to make use of it, 2 in 3 cybersecurity pros say their orgs underestimate threats, and more

Healthcare IT Today

Welcome to the weekly edition of Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job.

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Simple Basics Are Still Needed to Thwart Cyber Threats

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In this video, two cybersecurity experts advise healthcare organizations not to fret over AI and advanced attacks, but to shore up the “basic fundamentals”: training against phishing attacks, practicing responses to attacks, and proven cyber technologies. Figure out who is most likely to be attacked. Some help is coming.

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More Evidence That Healthcare Cybersecurity Could Stand To Be Tightened Up Quite A Bit

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Not long ago, I shared the results of a survey concluding that healthcare organizations generally felt pretty confident about the state of their cybersecurity defenses, despite having had WannaCry wipe the floor with them just two years before. The survey, […].

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Cautionary Views of Healthcare AI – 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. In healthcare, change, even under the guise of technological progress, waits for no one.

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Healthcare Security and Risk – 2023 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. For example, a report from Sophos found that 66% of healthcare organizations reported ransomware attacks last year, jumping from 34% in 2020.

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